by Laura Drake I read a lot of newsletters, ezines, podcasts, and blogs about writing. One of the most popular subjects is how to do it – not craft, but process of creating a book. Pantster? Plotter? Start on page one? Start with scenes and fill in the blanks? Start at the end and plot […]

D A Watt  I recently came back from making my three day Cursillo, meaning a “little course” for my faith. The first talk I attended, called a rollo, centered around the ideal self.  You see, each of us is composed of two ideals, the false ideal and the true ideal. The false ideal is the dress […]

By Sharla Rae In my head I have a perfect schedule for making the most of my writing time.   Writing is sedentary so exercise is important. I set my alarm for 5:30 I leap out of bed, and change out of my jammies into shorts, exercise bra, socks and tennis shoes. Then it’s 25 minutes […]

Have you ever tried to take up a new sport?  Master a new skill?  Do you remember how frustrated you became?   I’ll use my learning to cast a fly rod, just as an example.  I took lessons and at first, I just focused on trying to keep the line in the air.  The rod moves […]

It took me years to discover that I am an A.D.D. writer. For more than a decade I’ve gone from manuscript to manuscript, even jumping from one to another then back again. I wasn’t having a writing problem, I was having a finishing problem.