Month: June 2010

  • I could blog today, but really, what’s the point when you could go read this instead: When I talk about letting go of things, I don’t mean letting go for its own sake, but letting go of something to make room for something better. What I want for myself and everyone else is not to…

  • I’m one of those writers who gets inspired, both mentally and emotionally, by reading and learning. A beautiful book makes me want to write better. A compelling story gets my plot wheels turning. An interesting news story or scientific discovery leads me to ask “What next?” or “What if?” However, for the past several weeks,…

  • (Or not. Guess you’ll have to read to find out!) Dorothy Dreyer is a fellow halfie and writer living in Germany. On her blog We Do Write, she interviews aspiring authors, and guess who is featured today? Me! I’m honored, and I had a blast answering her questions (including a special writing challenge at the…

  • Vacation’s over

    Well, until next week, when we go to Colorado for a wedding. People keep telling me we are so lucky to travel, we are having such great adventures, etc. And we totally are! But man, adventures are exhausting. (And they keep me from my writing sometimes…) This past weekend we went to Chicago. It was…