This weekend I sat down for a writing session, intending to write and write and write until it was time to make dinner (which, for the record, was a clean-out-the-freezer extravaganza of dumplings, fish sticks, and chicken tenders; I was a heroine).   I started, but quickly found that wasn’t where I needed to be […]

My calendar is making a shift back to prioritizing writing time. At times, this is exciting; at times, it’s almost scary. There are seasons in life, and I’m embarking on a new one, with the inspiration of a sister-in-law home from college for the summer and beyond enthusiastic about researching the options she’ll have once […]

There is no secret to doing something well. You simply have to do it, do it consistently, and do it often. I have been reading more and more about the craft of writing, most recently “The Getaway Car” by Ann Patchett, which is included in her book This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, […]