Reentering the Atmosphere of the Draft

Before heading down for my writing residency at Weymouth, I spent the last week reading through the 23,000-plus words I’d already written in my WIP to re-familiarize myself with the storyline and to reenter the atmosphere of the draft. I was pleased with the...
I’m Back to Novel Creation

I’m Back to Novel Creation

It’s November. National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as Nanowrimo. I’ve taken the Nanowrimo challenge this year to finish my long-neglected novel, Whispering Nights. And what a better way to get into the daily writing habit than a week-long...
Crushing the Glass Ceiling

Crushing the Glass Ceiling

Artists were exalted ones in my little world. Singers, dancers, actors, writers—anyone on a platform or stage. In my little world we were the lowliest. Daddy was an auto mechanic who raced motorcycles for the thrill of it. He’d once been a sword swallower at a circus,...
Facing Feminism

Facing Feminism

I am honored to be featured in Annette Marie Hyder’s Facing Feminism: Feminists I Know. Here’s the postcard image she created from the photo and text I sent her.