Happy Easter
A very happy Easter to everyone.
Justin Beaver and A Fan
This spring marks the first time a beaver made his home around the pond… One early morning Justin Beaver took a last lap around the place before heading back to the lodge. A couple trees are down but not too many. I like the way the duck is staring right at the swimming beaver. He…
Zippy In the Camper
Zippy also loved hanging out in the HOST camper… This was the same trip down the Oregon coast where the past book list photos came from, and Zippy had his own dog bed set up on a platform sleeping porch. His view was really incredible and his ears pointed to the sunset. …
Happy St. Patrick's Day
May you find your leprechaun before he drinks too much Guinness . . . Zippy and I are out and about looking for shamrocks and Guinness in all the wrong places. It gets so green here around the pond…
Music and Tulips
Today finally felt like spring and the tulip festival is just around the corner, and ten miles from my home is the largest tulip farm in the USA. There are art shows, a tulip poster art competition and Salmon BBQs to look forward to. I listen to all types of music while writing. It becomes…
Wake Me Up — Cover Art
I’m dreaming up mockup art for the cover of my new psychological family drama, the novel Wake Me Up! The manuscript is going through a final copy edit. I’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, let me know what you think about the art. I like the duality of the trees and their darker reflections. Please subscribe to…
Perry Moore — In Memoriam
Stan Lee, one of my inspiring mentors in the writing and creative world, said this about Perry Moore’s first and only Young Adult novel: “An unforgettable experience — not to be missed!” It’s right there on the front cover of Hero. See it there in that tiny print? Perry Moore died last Thursday. Many people…
Deadlines
Deadlines help. When there’s a deadline . . . I sometimes create a deadline, put it on my calendar, to trick my writing mind into finishing a story draft, a section of a novel, a letter to a longtime friend, completing my review reading, or writing a recommendation. picked, bundled, and drying lavender I’m…
Ducks…
This window view is from right outside my office window in front of the cattails. I’m trying to get all my ducks in a row with my current project draft, while juggling the progress of a second longer project. It’s working; my penchant for listening to multiple voices/directives is coming in handy. These are, I’m…
War and Peace & Other Favorite Book Recommendations
It was a peaceful day and that made me think of some of my favorite books. And please don’t think less of me for stating I love War and Peace – I’m part Ukrainian! Under the bridge at home in the canoe… I’m halfway through reading the newest translation of War and Peace. Back in…