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* my 50-page novella, All You Need is Love..and Continue reading →
A few months ago, I was lucky to have a chance to sit down via Zoom and chat with Nancy Norbeck, creator of the podcast series Follow Your Curiosity. You can listen to our talk here.
I share with Nancy about my creative history as well as SoulCollageĀ®, the shift to writing fiction more often and “for real,” as well as my fascination with and research into how celebrity affects those who inhabit it, all of which is in direct relation to my recent publication of Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story. Continue reading →
Ā I practice an intuitive self-discovery process called SoulCollageĀ® where we make many different collaged 5×8 cards to create a personal deck. We included cards that represent our inner voices/parts, beloved community members and teachers, archetypal guides, and Animal Companions that embody our chakras.
One of the first cards I made was this one, to honor the part of me who loves to write.Ā Continue reading →
Early in December, I spent four days in Maine on what I like to call a “personal writing retreat.” This involves me-and-only-me spending several days and nights in a retreat center, vacation condo, or cottage. When my calendar (and noisy mind) is mostly free from distractions, I am better able to give myself over to whatever story is birthing itself in me. Continue reading →
There has been some talk in my writer’s groups about what we listen to while we’re writing. For me, when I’m “making up stories” aka working on a novel, I prefer silence. Or the sound of the ocean outside my door, as I was lucky enough to hear last week while retreating Maine. Continue reading →
This week I’m up in my favorite place in the world, Maine! I’m staying in a beautiful little one room condo right on Wells Beach. The views are lovely and I can sit at the kitchen table and see/hear Mama Ocean right outside my window. I am feeling completely satisfied and deeply inspired! Continue reading →
The romantic leads in my recent novel, Dragonflies at Night, love Indian food. I know you didn’t ask, but so do I!Ā Ben Shepherd, a celebrity singer/songwriter, and Savannah Adams, a party planner, begin their relationship over a mouth-watering Indian supper buffet at Kripalu, a yoga center in western Massachusetts. Continue reading →
Welcome to my writing space!
When we built this house in 1995, this room was my stepsonās bedroom. When he moved out ten years later, we converted it into a guest room. But now we have two other guest rooms, so earlier this year ā¦ abracadabra! We turned it into my writing space. Continue reading →
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Most Fridays I’ll be posting a soul-stirring novel that I’ve read. Some will be current, some will be decades old. But all will have some depth and meaning to them. Here is today’s fiction recommendation:
I found this to be a moving, beautifully-crafted novel about family, horses, love, death, class in America, and the many different journeys that people choose to take or not take. Continue reading →