I love to garden. It’s a meditative activity – something I can do while my mind freewheels. Last Sunday, I found myself thinking how preparing a small vegetable patch is like writing a book. Lesson 1: Writing is Solitary. For the first time in thirty years, I’m planting the garden solo. My husband helped me […]
Words of Encouragement for Writers
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 first gear on manual transmission. A writer often hesitates, stalls, and jackrabbits […]
Make Affirmations Rather than Resolutions!
This is the time of year I advocate for affirmations rather than resolutions. I used to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the accepted and conventional manner. I’d stay up till midnight, fortify my resolve with champagne, and vow to live cleaner, work harder, and sustain a calm, orderly, life. I’d make these resolutions at midnight, […]
Telling Stories
TELLING STORIES ON THE LONG TRAIL Hiking eleven hours a day is hard, but it was never boring, because my hiking buddy and I took turns telling stories. Jan and I met in college and have been living apart ever since: she in Alaska and me in Vermont. We’ve kept in touch with infrequent letters […]
Ready, Set, Write!
Today is November first and the beginning of Nanowrimo –when writers worldwide try to pen a 50,000 novel before the end of the month. I’m not participating in Nanowrimo this year. The novel I’m working on is fermenting in a box. Instead, I’m working on a book of non-fiction about learning to hunt, and this […]
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