One of the most difficult aspects of working from home is time management. The lines tend to blur between personal and professional work. Online research quickly degenerates into rabbit trails. One of these interesting rabbit trails recently led me to an article on "How to Deal with Distractions in a Web Worker's World" at the … Continue reading Time keeps ticking
Yvonne, Edna, Susan, Angela, and meA writers' retreat this weekend was a shot in my writing arm. My writing friend, Susan Lawrence, planned the refreshing retreat and prepared fabuous food. Angela Dunston Johnson, my longtime friend, critique partner, and NaNoWriMo buddy, also attended. And I met two other sisters in Christ, Yvonne Anderson and Edna Allen, … Continue reading
>Writing Update
>He will tend his flock like a shepherd;he will gather the lambs in his arms;he will carry them in his bosom,and gently lead those that are with young.Isaiah 40:11It's been some time since I posted specific news about my writing projects, and I do have some significant news to share. In November, I signed a … Continue reading >Writing Update
>Official NaNo Winner
>This says it all!
>Puzzling Solutions and Playing Sudoku
>I confess it: I am a Sudoku fan. (Note: NOT addict.)I'm a middle-of-the-road sort of Sudoku fan; I enjoy moderately difficult puzzles that can be worked in one sitting, or maybe two short ones. The easy puzzles pose no challenge, the really difficult ones can be more frustrating than fun.There are often moments when I … Continue reading >Puzzling Solutions and Playing Sudoku
>The Calm Before the Storm
>These last two days of October are the calm before the storm that will hit with gale force winds in November. That November storm is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, for long), in which the ever optomistic would-be novelist attempts to write 50k words in a novel--from scratch--during one month. Yes, my virtual friends, that's … Continue reading >The Calm Before the Storm
>Wouldn’t you like to be my buddy, too?
>Would you like to finally write that novel you've always wanted to write? How about doing it in one month? And let's make it November because working around holiday preparations and family gatherings makes it more interesting.That, my friends, is NaNoWriMo!NaNoWriMo is shorthand for National Novel Writing Month, an event of truly global proportions in … Continue reading >Wouldn’t you like to be my buddy, too?
>Living Echoes
>Dear Reader, I apologize for the length of time since my last post. Demanding deadlines and increasing commitments have made my time prime. When my schedule is so full, I don't feel I can spare time for blogging. I also tend to avoid blogging when I feel discouraged because I don't want my negative attitude … Continue reading >Living Echoes
>LOL: Joy in the Morning
>I'm laughing out loud (LOL) with joy to finally finish the manuscript for my nonfiction book on early infant loss, Little One Lost (LOL).Some kind folks are proofing the manuscript for me this week while I polish it in preparation for submission to the publisher.Perhaps the sunny and cool weather with a welcome drop in … Continue reading >LOL: Joy in the Morning
>Focusing on finishing: "Little One Lost"
>Various work commitments require my writing and editing efforts on several different projects. It helps when I am able to organize my work day into two-hour blocks, which focus on different projects. It's an idea I got from that prolific writer, Leland Ryken, when I interviewed him. He has written a host of books on … Continue reading >Focusing on finishing: "Little One Lost"
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