Just after she’d learned to walk, my 15-month-old daughter and I spent a cloudy afternoon at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Her favorite animals were the birds that wandered the grounds because she saw she could send them into flight by toddling towards them. A day later, we saw ourselves in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A reporter … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2012
When Writing It Real member Jean Erler sent me the following essay as part of work she wanted to further develop, I knew that Writing It Real members would relate to what she was describing, a stance we writers take all too often toward our role as authors. I helped Jean polish the essay, and I … Continue reading
I was fortunate to meet Barbara Field when we both presented several years ago at the Whidbey Island Writers’ Conference in Washington State. When I heard from Barbara about recent developments in her writing life, I was eager to share what she’s been up to in joining new projects. The work she tells us about … Continue reading
In her blog on her writer’s life, the author of When the de la Cruz Family Danced shares her personal approach to dealing with what she calls “writer’s envy.” Whether you have published or are seeking to publish, it is not hard to identify with what Donna reveals. Writing takes a lot of energy and … Continue reading