I'm not a huge fan of the Halloween holiday, but my mother must have been. She always helped with costumes, often sewing from scratch. I...

Hello, Friends, Thank you for sharing Winnie's journey with me. I have seen the first sketches of Winnie and Bella, so her first book,...

I'm not the blogger I expected to be. Right now I have been focusing on getting my first picture book, Winnie Acts Up, completed. I know...

So, how CAN I get all those books read? I remember years ago I used to hear that if you left a tape recording of your school notes...

The friend I have lunch with reads differently than I do. As you may or may not have discovered by reading my previous blogs, my reading...

I have decided that a Monday Message might get me going on a bountiful blog. (An alliterative mouthful!) It would give me a goal, focus...

Certain books establish a pure, unbreakable bond in my soul.

“I’ll have some idea or see something or an event will strike me in a certain way. I’ll string it along immediately and think of where it...

I have taken the BIG RISK and submitted a PITCH for the first Bella book! WOW!! But that is not all, no sir-ee, that is NOT all. I...

I can't believe it's been a year since I purposely thought about my learning, but this year I did a whole lot of it! I'm actually...

Wow! Please don't look at the date for this blog. After my June blog, I actually did some WRITING!! I also participated in a writing...

I can tell I am a major procrastinator as my March/April/May plans for blogging fizzled mightily! So sorry I can’t keep a promise to...

My reading habits must be unique because I am not interested in how many books I read, but how deeply I can connect. If I like a book I...

I am a procrastinator, a very good one, and I know that affects my writing life. I’m sure I could model how to become a procrastinator...

I wonder what I can offer anyone reading this blog. Hmmmm…Grammar comes to mind today. I’ve been around for a while so I have a long list...

My brain is a mishmash of ideas floating around until one idea settles into consciousness. It isn't always the one I have been working on...

I often wonder how many people read like I do. Am I one of a few (or one of many) who rereads their favorite books? When I start a new...

I’ve always been a writer like many others have. But am I a real writer? Well, let’s see what I can remember. 1. I kept a diary as long...

Well….that’s a great question! Let’s see how I answer it today: Halloween 2020. As a child we always dressed up and went trick or...