• Poetry Friday: Axolotl Poem Process

    October 17, 2024 /

    Matt at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme is our host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.   Axolotl Poem Process   I have a twelve-line poem titled “Axolotl” in Pomelo Books’ newest anthology, Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz. I’m personally always fascinated by how other…

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  • Poetry Friday: When Everything Converges

    May 26, 2023 /

    Patricia Franz is hosting our Poetry Friday roundup today.      When Everything Converges I’ve reached that time in the year when all things are happening at once. My novel-in-verse revision is due next week. I just started taking a college class on local history. I have book fair…

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  • Creating in Chaos

    May 22, 2019 /

    Facebook memories can remind you of lovely things and heartaches. My Facebook memories lately have reminded me that in April and May of 2015, my life was a bit chaotic. My husband was at a new job 5 hours away. The kids and I were finishing out the school…

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  • Research Site and Instagram

    January 27, 2018 /

    Research Site I have a number of nonfiction writing projects going on right now. I found myself trying to organize the sites I go to often in the research process. For most projects, I often start with Google and Amazon to find out what books are already out there,…

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  • Writing Process Blog Hop

    July 22, 2013 /

    My critique group friend, Alayne Kay Christian, tagged me in a blog hop about my writing process. Hop over to her blog to read her post, then hop back here to read mine. 1. What are you working on? I’m always juggling multiple projects. Here are a few of…

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