Nothing inspires me to keep creating like appreciating the end product, talents and hard work of what others have created. Art feeds art. And it was great to support a few of our actors that were cast in our authors group, FVP’s Bard & Starlet production too.
C is for Cramming & Compensation
I am busy Cramming in the last minute edits for the Feeling Human book release on April 12th. I’m hoping this lovely photo I took last week will Compensate for an otherwise basic post. 🙂 I hope to do better for you tomorrow.
B is for Bujold, Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold has long been my favorite author, but today she became one of my favorite people. I sent an email to her last night just before midnight – truly at the eleventh hour – to ask if I could include an excerpt from her novel, …Not only did Lois give permission, she replied to me this morning.
Already Amazed
I’m Already Amazed at how much work I have to do on Miss LiV Adventures, Book II this month. I’ve signed up for 75 hours of editing as my goal for Camp NaNoWriMo, and I’m also taking the A to Z Blogging Challenge to post each day this month for you here on the blog….
Why Books are Living Things
Originally posted on Myths of the Mirror:
Pixabay image – Arthur Rackham In contemplating what to write about today, I’ve decided to go a little off the deep end for the bewilderment of my readers. We writers can be a touch eccentric, and in order to perpetuate the characterization, I thought I’d chat about stuff…
Conflicting Ideas
In a mere 15 minutes things went from a normal drive home to near chaos. Not much fun when commuting, but absolutely critical when writing. Creating conflict – putting your characters in peril or moral dilemmas or perhaps threatening their relationships – is key to keeping pages turning. Miss Livingstone’s story has been entertaining to me…
Always…
I stand in the valley where I live, in the company of this great mountain, and gasp and sigh. Every day is extraordinary!
Tasty Tunes & All That Jazz
Emmet Cohen Trio’s stop in Snoqualmie Valley (North Bend) last week was a real treat. They brought some 1919 ragtime jazz in with modern phrasing and complex innovation. (Perhaps like Miss Livingstone showed up from 1910 Snoqualmie and walked into Piccola Cellars to sit at my table and jive with me that night!) Add to that, playful humor and…
Artful Journeys
The best tours are tours of the arts. The Sketchbook Project and its various cross-country tours brought adventures in creativity followed by whimsical and wonderful connections. Some friends and I started SnoBoot SketchCats to create together and to share some of our favorite Sketchbook finds when the tours came to and near our ‘neck of…
I’ve Got a Brand New Pair of Rollerskates
Well, alright, so they were brand new around 1905 or so. My character Miss Livingstone undoubtedly would have tried these if she could get her hands…or feet…on some. First thing I wondered is, ‘Where the heck are the brakes?” But I would have tried them too. Researching characters is such fun. You never know what…
Just Imagine What Time Travel Would Do
from the Mark Twain Facebook Page
Can’t Take the Philosophy Out of the Girl
I know it’s a #groaner but I #Lovethis ….
Miss LiV Adventures ~A Journey Through Time...and Time Again 