Pavement & Ponderings

by | Jul 25, 2011 | Writing

This past weekend was jam-packed. And action-packed. A 5K walk (OK I jogged a little too). A 10-mile bike ride. Hauling 60 bales of hay from the field. One hour stripping a large stall bare. Cleaning a barn. Ever notice how deep and refreshing sleep is when...

Please excuse my missing posts

by | Jul 18, 2011 | Writing

The past few weeks have been a time of great change in my personal life – more information to come later. Now, I hope to get back to my regular blog posts and book reviews! Also an update – my goal of 40,000 words for this month simply isn’t going to...

Tis Award Season! (And Blogs to Check Out)

by | Jul 13, 2011 | Writing

Award News: The Christy Awards were announced on Monday and I couldn’t think of a more deserving group of nominees! Special congrats to the amazing Jill Williamson for her second Christy Award in two years in the Visionary category. If you’ve read By...

Progress report on my monthly word count

by | Jul 8, 2011 | Writing

Holiday and life changes have “cut” into my writing time. But everyone has excuses. “If you want to be a serious writer, you will make the time.” — (I cannot remember where I heard this or read this, or I’d give full credit where it...