When I am deep inside writing a book, I liken it to being underwater in the deep, deep end of the pool. I struggle to come up for air, but I’m not drowning.

Yes. It’s a thing. Writer’s block. But it’s not really a block where everything stops. The author knows the story. It’s there, inside their head and inside their heart. But, sometimes, when we type, an icy death ray freezes our fingers from moving, and our mind goes blank—writer’s block.

Thoughts on gardens and upcoming spring.

The TBR pile or the “to be read” pile for a bibliomaniac like myself can be problematic.  My current TBR pile is now two columns of books waist-high whispering to me beside the bed.  Another approximate-foot-high pile was on the bedside table.  I say ‘was’ because a hungry imp, also known as Dax, our Siamese…

November is National Novel Writing Month, hence the name – NANOWRIMO.  It’s a challenge for all levels of writers. I have found that it’s a great challenge and it gives me a deadline to PRODUCE writing. The 2021 challenge for me is to write the beginning draft of Verdant, the 5th novel in The Green…