I am continually surprised how long it takes me to write, rework, rethink, and redo an essay! As I journey on this path of “writer” I have had comments such as “Haven’t you finished your book yet?” “How long does it take to write a book?” Writer is my third career. My first was adjunct […]

How many of us have put in a load of laundry on our way to the space where we write? Or sit down to write, but first respond to emails that can take 20 minutes or more responding to others, and not getting to the writing. I am guilty of the first, but try hard […]

I like the mess I make in my study. It gets a cleaning every now and then when I cannot walk to my desk without stepping over several piles of folders, papers, and occasionally a box of folders! Though my study appears disorganized, the mess is an important part of my process of writing. There […]