Feb 5, 2020 | The Writing Life, Travel
Every trip I take has to include roaming through stories looking for my two favorite things — purses and shoes. I decided to get my shopping out of the way, today. I took the Metro down to the city center. There was a tiny part of me felt nervous because of the...
Feb 3, 2020 | The Writing Life, Travel
Whenever I take a big trip, I vow to write down my observations, discoveries, and thoughts so that I can remember the nuances of the place I’m visiting. The first few days I feverish write in my journal about what I saw, the food I ate and my overall impressions. My...
Jan 15, 2020 | The Writing Life
One of my biggest struggles as a writer is perception — what will people think of me and my writing. And the people I worry the most about aren’t my husband and children. They see my writing as a part of who I am. They aren’t surprised to see themselves in my essays...
Oct 15, 2020 | 0 Notes on the Writing LIfe
How to Start Your Writing Project Free writing writing process Writing Tips FollowFollowFollow – You decided to write a book. The ideas were there, but disappeared the moment you opened a new Word document. Now the only thing standing in the way of you being the...
Aug 15, 2019 | The Writing Life, The Writing Process
This past weekend my husband and I spent the day in St. Petersburg. We had lunch at this really cool restaurant called The Library, which by the way was built by his company. We toured another one of his projects under construction, before heading to the Chihuly...
