Category Archives: Just thinking

To Journal or Not–A Big Question

I’ve decided to “journal.” My plan is to make daily entries over the next 365 days. I admire everyone who “journals.” It takes tenacity and commitment to self. Different, I believe, from the commitment I have when writing a novel … Continue reading

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A Bit Late for the New Year, but thankful anyway.

I fear I’ve reached the age where the deaths of friends and acquaintances are becoming frequent, where aches and pains, real or imagined, occur daily, in my own body, my friends’ bodies as well. I’m not sure how to deal … Continue reading

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Fanmail from some flounder?!

Yes, anyone can find you these days. No need for the phonebook, the postman or private detectives. Nearly everything you’ve participated in, voted for or supported is on the Internet and so are you!—even if you’re not Facebooking or Tweeting, … Continue reading

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Girrrrl, what are you doing?

Working. And that’s the truth. Writing. Researching. Revising. Writing some more. Thinking. Re-revising. Listening. Re-re-vising . . . Such is the life of a writer—this writer. When friends, non-writer friends, call me some mornings and ask, “What’re doin’?” I tell … Continue reading

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