by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 5, 2017 | Living in Place
WRITING My colleagues here have written eloquently about the value of journaling. Lisa describes journaling as A Method for Creative Discoveries, and Jamie lists 10 Ways Journaling Makes You a Better Writer. Like both of them, I’ve been journaling since I was quite...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 30, 2017 | Living in Place
Tim Shafer moved to Vermont in 1984 to serve as a National Health Service Corps physician in a medically underserved area. After completing his residency in Pennsylvania, he wanted to return to New England, where he’d grown up and where he’d attended medical school....
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 29, 2017 | Living in Place
Renovation & Revision posted recently on Living in Place, the blog on my website. It could have just as easily been posted here, as it’s about craft. Specifically, it’s about revision, which is my current work. This is not the first time that a post for one...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 23, 2017 | Living in Place
I’m deep into a kitchen renovation and the revision of a novel. Both are all-consuming, requiring full immersion and intense decision-making. As a result, I’ve become something of a bore. It can’t be helped. KITCHEN RENOVATION The kitchen renovation has been long in...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 15, 2017 | Living in Place
Words of encouragement can help writers stick with penning words to the page. Here are some that have helped me. “The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.” ~ A.B. Yehoshua Starting a project is like shifting into...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 9, 2017 | Living in Place
Summertime, and the eating is easy: all I have to do is go to the garden and harvest what’s ripe. Sunday evening, we enjoyed a curry extravaganza: Cauliflower and Tomato Curry, Curried Beet Greens, Peach Chutney and Cucumber Raita. Even the cilantro, parsley, mint,...