Thoughtful Thursday – 3D and Writing
Coyote poses in front of my mobile craft dalek, three drawers and a surface for dreams. It’s strange. As I look back on 2015, I wrote less fiction than I usually do, despite putting out several books and writing a … Continue reading →
A Writer In Her Library
I’ve missed my Thursday “A Writer In Her Library” feature, so I figured I’d resurrect it. I’ve been doing a lot of work with autobiography and memoir lately, and I adore Tristine Rainer. She has a great book, Your Life … Continue reading →
Work In Progress Wednesday
I’ve been coloring a lot this week. I find it relaxing. These are more from the Dover Stained Glass Coloring Books that I talked about earlier in the week. I love the one on the right page, top left, … Continue reading →
Walking In This World – Flora and Fauna or, Snow, Ice, and Yuck
Julia Cameron talks about a lovely idea in her book, The Artist’s Way, about “flora and fauna reports” that she would get as letters from her grandmother. They were remarkable for two reasons: first, they came so frequently and for … Continue reading →
Tue Cent Twosday – Why Peacocks or, Jurassic Birds and How Not To Be Eaten at the Zoo
When one sees a peafowl, or commonly “peacock,” one is struck by their beauty – particularly when they display their lovely tail feathers. It turns out that they shed their tail feathers annually during a molt, and this is how … Continue reading →
Tuesday Tips – How To Avoid Smudges When Coloring
As much as I like the color of water color pens, they are still wet when you’re using them. They don’t dry quickly and this can lead to smudges – from ink that gets on your hands while you’re coloring, … Continue reading →
Make Something Monday – Coloring
Okay, ever since I started knitting, I’ve discovered that I’m hip. Not because I’m, like, hip, or something; but because, apparently, what I’m into is the new black. My theory is, it’s all us X-Geners putting our collective spending … Continue reading →
When “What He Said” Isn’t Enough – Free Workshop Coming February 2016 on Coffee Time Romance
Free Workshop,Writing M/M Romance – When “What He Said” Isn’t Enough Writing M/M romance, or “male/male” romance, came about in the late 1960’s (probably much earlier, but that’s when folks admit to it), written largely by and for women. It has … Continue reading →
Commenting Is Fixified, I Think…
Thank you to Morgan Blackthorne and Dayna Hart for helping me to fix the comment problem I was having. Morgan suggested uploading Akismet to the site and Dayna, my designer, did that and made some other back-of-the-house changes and, I … Continue reading →