Home: The Return of the Lees Family Across the Country
Eastward, ho! After a month-long adventure, mostly on the west coast of the United States of America, the Lees troops headed for New Jersey and home. We drove back, as …
The Transformational Arc of the Protagonist in Fiction or Memoir #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
In fiction or memoir, the story needs to be about the protagonist taking the reader through an arc of change and letting the reader feel that experience, feel that change …
Insecure Writers want to know: How Do You Celebrate When You Achieve a Writing Goal or Finish a Story?
Celebrating at each juncture in our writing journey is important for self-esteem. I do this in degrees like when I celebrate my children’s accomplishments. …
What to Do If You Meet a Wild Animal on the Trail
We took another park ranger guided hike in Olympic National Park in Washington State, but this time we learned far more than just basic facts …
What’s your point in fiction or memoir? #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
What’s your point? How often do we find ourselves asking this of a show we are watching, a lecture we’re listening to, or even of a friend’s anecdote? The point …
Co-Hosting Insecure Writers Support Group’s February Question
Happy February, Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Writers helping writers. I’m pleased to be a part of this world-wide support group for writers created by our heroic leader, Alex J.Cavanaugh. …
A Rain Forest in the United States? Are You Crazy, Mom?
Okay, so the children thought my husband and I were crazy one evening in the camper when we said we would visit a rain …
In Memoir or Fiction: Story Is Internal #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Happy New Year, Toolbox Writers! I hope you enjoyed some quality family time during the holidays. My last Toolbox post talked about “What …
Insecure Writers want to know: What steps have you taken to put a schedule in place for your writing and publishing?
A publishing schedule? Wouldn’t that be nice! Publishing is up to the magazines I submit to. I’ve been blessed that Cricket Magazine will be publishing another …
Back Into Nature: A Hike to Vernal Falls At Yosemite National Park
Well after visiting a city with buildings sprouting from its hills; after some beach time with thick sand and chilly waters, I was ready …