by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 24, 2014 | Living in Place
Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve spent the last three years researching, writing and rewriting Ellen, a novel. I showed it to my agent twice along the way, and knew she had reservations about the premise, main character, time period and tone. I wrote the...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 17, 2014 | Living in Place
Despite all the festivities with lights, parties, and gifts, the darkest days of the year can be emotionally trying up here in the north, where the sun rises late and sets early. In my recent radio commentary, The Dark of the Year, I reveal two of my secrets for...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 9, 2014 | Living in Place
In Planning A Blog, I knew I was looking for a web designer who would help me build a new site, start a blog, link to social media, and develop enough skills to use and edit it all with confidence. Part of me hoped no such person would materialize, and I could stay in...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 7, 2014 | Living in Place
Like Rose Mayer in Into the Wilderness, I came to Vermont for the summer – and stayed. I wanted to write fiction, and the noise of city life made it difficult for me to hear my own voice. Even though I came to Vermont in the summer, winter is the season that matters;...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 4, 2014 | Living in Place
I like to give gifts. I just don’t like to shop. I don’t like to shop, not for groceries, not for clothes, not for cars. Shopping takes time away from things that I do enjoy, like my work, cooking, gardening, and playing outdoors. I especially dislike shopping during...
