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Bone-chilling temperatures, fickle surf, dense fog, and great white sharks all distinguish surfing in Northern California from the sunnier sport practiced in the southern half of the state. Surfers here don thick wetsuits, including hoods, … [Continue reading] about Surfing in Northern California
As we step into a new decade, I've been thinking a lot about what I want the next ten years of my life to look like. 10 years ago I had a toddler and we were trying for a second child. 10 years from now my daughter will be a senior in college and … [Continue reading] about Goals For A New Decade
Splitting scenes is a handy little trick when you're working on a chapter and it starts to get really long and you realize, hey, this should probably be two chapters. All you do is place your cursor where you want to split the chapter into two, … [Continue reading] about Split and Merge Scenes in Scrivener
Due to the prevailing wind patterns of the North Pacific Ocean, waves from violent storms swoop down out of the Arctic Circle and pummel the Northern California coastline. This continuous wave action whittles away at the coastal cliffs, creating … [Continue reading] about Sea Stacks
I read about 65 books this year. Of those, seven works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with me, made me think back on them long after I’d finished them. They are the books I’m telling … [Continue reading] about The Best Books I Read in 2019
It's the last Scrivener post of 2019! Time flies, as anyone who's ever tried to write a novel well knows. I got WAY off course with my writing at the end of last summer. The kids were off school, none of our usual routines were in place. Even so, I … [Continue reading] about Tracking Writing Goals in Your Bullet Journal
The tradition of soaking in hot water has been in place in the US for centuries, but was almost exclusively relegated to public spas centered around natural hot springs, such as those found in the small town of Calistoga, about 80 miles north of San … [Continue reading] about Redwood Hot Tubs