Thursday night was the best night I have had in such a long time. To those who say - it's your party, make it fun: you are right. I was high for hours, and although it left me on short sleep the next day, I had no doubt how very worth it, it was. However … Continue reading Lessons from a book launch: Friends, Support, Love
Writing
Book researching: snail mail to Google Earth
Dad, in his fictitious model railroad town of Zenith, (Those things left behind) reminded us that its adjacent port town was based on the Oregon town of Westport. As I crafted the opening chapter for my newest writing project, for whatever reason, my heart told me that Westport was the perfect location. Unlike in my … Continue reading Book researching: snail mail to Google Earth
A note in a bottle
When I was 8 or 9, I wrote a note and placed it in a bottle made of green glass. Then I carefully set it into the current of the Willamette River, imagining it traveling onward to the Columbia, and then finally, plopping into the Pacific Ocean. And then, I waited. What I hoped for … Continue reading A note in a bottle
Pen, typewriter, computer
Yes, I have finished my manuscript. I wonder how many versions and changes I have saved in the process of writing this book? Which leads me to realize, that although I wasn't introduced to a personal computer until I was in graduate school - I simply can't imagine finishing a manuscript without one. I was so … Continue reading Pen, typewriter, computer
Baseball, bandages and an irony
Late this past August, as I rested on my couch with an elephant-sized bandage on my foot, I decided I would proceed to self-publish my memoir. In fact, just the day before I had crutched out to the mail box against the advice of my surgeon, donning a backpack to carry the mail. I leaned … Continue reading Baseball, bandages and an irony
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