That’s right! 52 years ago I wrote my very first novel, called “The Cat Colony.” Jiminy! When I say it like that, (52 years ago, gees!), I feel really old. But I digress.
It started out as a 6th grade assignment from my English teacher, Mr. Ballentine. Write a short story. Continue reading →
One of my favorite things to do when I’m getting a book ready for publication is to write the dedication. I kindof think of the dedication as a little stream of love and gratitude heading out into the world towards whoever/whatever inspired me.
But I also love reading the dedication page whenever I begin reading something new. Continue reading →
All my life I’ve been reading, reading, reading… but never paying any attention to a book’s interior design. Have you? Probably not!
This week my main focus has been on the interior book layout for Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story. I sent Carol Coogan, my fabulous book designer, my manuscript as an MS Word doc, and she is using a program called InDesign to lay out the book in an orderly, yet elegant fashion. Continue reading →
It was a big joke when I was little- the “Honey Do List.” Supposedly it was a list that a housewife made for her “honey” of a husband to DO. I loved the play on words even though I really didn’t care for honey dew melon.
I have always been a list-maker, having been born into a long matriarchal line of female list-makers (thank you Mom and Gram). Continue reading →
Welcome to my writing space!
When we built this house in 1995, this room was my stepson’s bedroom. When he moved out ten years later, we converted it into a guest room. But now we have two other guest rooms in our home, so this year … abracadabra! It is now my writing space. Continue reading →
I say desk, singular, but in fact, I have two writing desks. This is just a piece of one of them. I know, I’m very lucky. No, make that blessed!
But right now I’m writing this while sitting on the sofa in our family room, with one lazy gray cat named Louis sprawled all over my legs. Continue reading →