Thoughts on Writing
For kids during Covid, celebrating takes on a very different meaning than it has in past years. As I have no experience with children with or without a pandemic raging…
Empathy and compassion: two states to carry forward as we leave Covid behind. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another's shoes. Compassion is the ability to recognize the…
Show vs Tell: What are agents and editors referring to with this "issue" in a manuscript? In my humble opinion . . . Show vs Tell can also be understood…
Omens and Our Need For Meaning in Chaos: A writer thinks about the world around her during a time of chaos. Order Makes Us Feel Safe Human, as a rule,…
Concentration, what is it good for? huh . . . absolutely nothing. Say it again . . . Many aspects of our lives are impacted by our ability to concentrate.…
Writing goals can feel out of reach during these strange and stressful times. As we launch into the seventh month of a worldwide pandemic, I hear a lot of my…
As with many things during this time, I'm a little late to the party. I usually like to comment on important events like the autumnal equinox on the date itself,…