

Next step complete: Agent Submittal
Earlier this month, I emailed both agents who requested my work and told them they'd have it today. Trained to meet deadlines early in...


Thank you, SIWC!
I'd heard the Surrey International Writers' Conference was fun but I had no real idea what I was getting into until I read the schedule...


My first audio posting!
The audio recording of one of my stories is posted at the top my Non-fiction Stories page. It's been read in public to appreciative...


On its way!
It's not for a lack of writing that this blog post has sat empty. There was plenty of writing taking place but it was all being channeled...


Writing in Memoriam
If you look for a missing friend for a long time and finally find her the day she passes from this world, how does it affect your memory...


Carol Shields Scares Me
Years before Marcus said, “You should write,” (see last blog) I’d been told the same things by friends and colleagues. The fact that...


Meeting Marcus Golden
It was time for something new and whatever the clue, it needed to be obvious and it needed to be right. More gracious than in the past,...


Flexibility Counts
No, that’s not me. It just felt like me at times on my recent trip to California. Combining visiting friends, keeping current clients...


Traveling Light
Thursday night I’ll arrive in San Francisco and I’m as excited as if it were my first trip to a foreign city. Having just finished a long...


It's Not About the Shoes
January 5th, 2013 and I’m sitting in a circle, name tag on my lap, head turned towards the entry. It’s Orientation Day for The Writer’s...