Self portrait inspired by a trip to the Dalí museum to see the work of Rene Magritte Something about turning 40 makes one reflective. This seems like one of those milestone birthdays where something important is supposed to happen. In all honesty, I was hoping for something great. Instead, 16 days before the big day, I opened an e-mail from my agent in [...]
Noisy, playful, insistent, curious... I've got an idea in mind for a new book. And in this little book is where a seagull lives. I needed to get to the beach and find my seagull. Thankfully this weekend was a perfect beach day kind of weekend. We packed all the usual, sunscreen, towels, body boards, and beach buckets. My family picked out their [...]
Thoughts On Writing, Fear, and Time | Part 2 "Don't you find it strange that we have these ideas we dream up? We write and create and go to conferences and critique groups. No one has asked us to write, but we do." I was at a conference a few years ago when I asked one of my friends and fellow [...]
Thoughts on writing, fear, and time | Part 1 I saw my friend and fellow writer, critiquer and encourager, Belinda at church. She told me she had sent her second query out to an agent. We attended the SCBWI Florida regional conference together this year. Since the conference she was the first to send out her work. And now she’s [...]
Four little days packed quite a punch! Here is my attempt to summarize my experience. Thursday February 28 3:30am This is way too early for me, but I'm carpooling with three other amazing writers and it's worth getting up at a crazy hour to chase dreams. I'm trying to make sure I have everything and sneak out the door to meet [...]
I'm getting ready to go to the Florida Christian Writers Conference at the end of the month. I feel a little like I'm standing on the edge of the high dive, about to jump in from too high off the ground. The funny part is, I've been to the conference before and it's been fantastic. The classes, the editors, the authors, and [...]
