The first weekend in May a group of twenty writers from Minnesota (along with a few Wisconsin neighbors) got together for a weekend writers retreat. No teacher, no speaker, no agenda. Just time to write, recharge, and spend time with other writers in a beautiful setting--lake-side Camp Lebanon. Some of us went up early on Friday to start our weekend with a tour of three historic sites … [Read more...]
Follow Your Nose!
"Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains." ~Diane Ackerman Research has shown that the sense of smell is more closely linked with memory than any of the other senses. It’s also a sense linked with emotion. If you close your eyes and think about your childhood home, likely it will … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
The author gardens of "The Plot Thickens" will return next Sunday. … [Read more...]
Book Launch!
I celebrated the release of A Love Like Ours last night with a 'book launch'! I've done a few book signings in the past. A very few. I don't tend to seek them out because: Only friends and family attend. If you're lucky. As the author, you spend a significant amount of time at the signing standing alone next to the little table the book store has very graciously set up for you, … [Read more...]
Another Way to Tell a Story
One of my favorite ways to nourish my creativity is to feed off the creative gifts of others. I do this by reading a good novel or going to a concert or to the art museum, seeing a play or going to a quilt show. Last Thursday my creativity had a veritable Thanksgiving Day feast when my husband and I and three family members went to see an original ballet entitled “It is Well.” It was performed by … [Read more...]
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