We just got back from our big family vacation for the year up in the northwest. We visited my dad in Idaho, camped in eastern Washington, moved to the mountains […]
Writing
The Pros and Cons of a Writing Routine
Since quitting my job in December, my weekday writing routine has been to get the kids off to school, work on my writing for two hours, and then devote the […]
Keep The Channel Open
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, […]
The Very Real Costs of Submission
I was looking at my journal submission spreadsheet the other day. I got another rejection (ug) and so I was checking to see where to send my story next. I’ve […]
I Love Ecuador
We just got back from a quick trip to Quito for a wedding. I realized while I was there that it’s been almost 10 years! I went once just after […]
Entertaining Myself at LAS International
I’m sitting at the airport in Las Vegas and two things have caught my attention. The first is that I can entertain myself for a while by taking pictures of […]
Celebrate Milestones
Writing a novel takes a long time. As my teacher Mark Sarvas told me once, you have to celebrate milestones along the way, because if you wait to celebrate just […]