Book Review: Writer Mama: how to raise a writing career alongside your kids

Have you ever thought about making a living as a writer?  That thought has been a constant companion of mine for the past 25 years.  Yes, 25 years, and it was just about exactly one year ago that I actually started doing something about it.

Now with a little one on the way, I wondered [...]

A Writer’s Meme

This writer’s meme was stolen from Write on Wednesday.

What’s your favorite genre of writing?

creative non-fiction, essays, I want to be Erma Bombeck when I grow up

How often do you get writer’s block?

often, I have a tendency to feel like I have nothing of value to say, and when [...]

Simply the Best

… The goal is for each blogger to scour their posts over the past year and identify the one post that they believe is their best writing of the year. Then, write a post about that best post with a link to it and complete the sentence “This post is simply the best because…” in 30 words or less. [Read More] [...]

Women Authoring Change

Whidbey Island Writers Association hosts an open house the first Tuesday of every month at the Rockhopper in Clinton. This Tuesday I hopped on a ferry to Whidbey Island to attend the meeting. I’m so glad I did.

The focus of the July meeting was Hedgebrook, a retreat for women writers that is located on [...]