S is for Storyline
I am currently working on my next children’s picture book. For those of you who read my first, Cowgirl Lessons,...
R is for Reading
One of the most common pieces of advice most writers receive is to never stop reading. Read in your genre,...
Q is for Quirks
Quirk – noun – a peculiar behavioral habit. Writers are an odd bunch. A club I embrace wholeheartedly. Part of...
P is for Playlists
When I was a teenager we called play lists, mix tapes. We created these tapes by waiting by the radio...
O is for Obstacles
I find we as writers have a tendency to put obstacles in the way of our writing. Whether we admit...
N is for Neville
I bet most of you thought I was going to talk about Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter series but...
M is for Mountain
There are beautiful mountains all over the world. I live in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, have seen the snow...
L is for Library
Some of my earliest memories (besides digging in the dirt with my best friend) are of my mother taking me...
K is for Kindred Spirits
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many...
J is for Juggling
Finding time to write while working full time, having an active child, a second job doing consulting work, time for...
