I’m so honored that the Pensacola News Journal chose to publish my piece on what it means to be a writer. I compare the writing process to the weather – there are no two days alike. Enjoy the feature: Originally published in the PNJ: July 5, 2015. Being a writer means taking on the weather. …
Over a week ago I completed my first graduate school class. Remember how I shared how I’m going back to school after a fifteen-year break? Well I began my class in the middle of May. June was mostly a blur thanks to this intense, half-summer session. The course really pushed me to my academic limits. Several people …
My family’s budget was tight in the summer of 2013. We had no travel plans. With my children home from school, I strove to make our days feel like a vacation even though we stayed in our community. Beach days and pool time became tiresome. We turned our daily routines of shopping, touring, playing at parks …
I’m going to share funny things my children say from time to time here. Why? 1. Because they really are hilarious, and 2. So I won’t forget them and what they’re like at their current age. ———————————————————————————– Conversations with my Kids: “Butts and Toots – it’s what’s for breakfast!” Last weekend when my family all …
Whether you’ve been married for thirteen years like me or you are just starting a new relationship, at some point, you are going to reach messy moments-both literally and figuratively. I thought about this recently as my husband and I were giving solicited advice to a single friend who is back in the dating pool …
As I navigate forward in my writing, I’m trying to understand this vast, complex publishing world that exists around me. Digging into the publishing realm is overwhelming and often challenging. I have so many questions and just want some simple, straight-forward answers. So I did what any inquisitive, determined writer should do – I began …
I did it. I’m back in school, graduate school that is. I’m not as old as Rodney Dangerfield but I’m probably showing my age just by mentioning him and his film, Back to School. I bet most of the students in my night class do not even know who he is nor have they ever …
A crazy thing happened this week…I was on television! I was invited to be on a local TV station, BLAB-TV Pensacola to discuss the April 2015 Writers Digest Poem a Day competition I participated in. I was also able to talk about writing as a discipline and what inspires me. This was a wonderful opportunity …
Parents and children love to read, especially during hot and long summer days. Local libraries and bookstores offer summer reading lists for parents to use as a guide and for kids to enjoy. As a parent of two small children, I am grateful for this. However, what if the reading list overwhelms both you and …
Woo hoo! Hip hip Hooray!!! I made it through an entire month of the April Writers Digest Poem a Day challenge. Sure, it may not seem like much to some folks to write a poem for 30 days in a row. However, making time to write a poem daily while also raising a family, working …