This weekend, I sat down to get started on my last run through this revision. I reviewed my notes from my fabulous writers’ group. Having some distance from the last workshop, I had an idea of what I wanted to take and what to leave.   The notes suggested a couple of different directions for […]

I’m in a creative holding pattern as I await my writing group’s notes tomorrow night. Part of me is really excited about working on the next thing, but I want to focus on getting this first manuscript out of my hands by Labor Day. Plus, where would I find the time? We are still settling […]

After months of preparation, my family has moved. We’re unpacking more and more (almost) every day. Yesterday it seemed like we’d never be done, but today something about the rain here in New Jersey makes me think that we’ve got a fresh start. There’s still work to be done on the house, and lots of […]