Inspiration – A friend’s home
An acquaintance that is developing into a nice friendship was the source of an invitation to a holiday open house at the unique residence he shares with his partner.
The house is a museum.
My friend sold and brokered art for 24 years. His love of portraiture shows. I lost count on the stairs alone. In [...]
Inspiration – Rusty Money
I count money as part of my day job. A few weeks ago I ran across a ten dollar bill that was stained with rust. The red and orange coloration ran up the bill in the creases and lay across the bottom, as if it had wicked up the color from rusty water.
Oh, how frustrating [...]
Inspiration – An Old Portrait
I’ve said before that inspiration can be found just about anywhere. This week I’ll share three such incidents that happened to me recently.
When I’m not writing (and that always seems to happen from mid-November to mid-January), I’m usually indulging in some other creative outlet such as designing houses or handwork. Last weekend I was on [...]
The first 36 hours of a new novel
The photo here is a good image for what my MC will be facing in the next day or two. Is she ready? Am I?
I cannot express the joy I experience when I start a new novel. I thought perhaps it was just a personal thing, but I was told today that my whole demeanor [...]
Learning as We Go
I’ve had a quote on my computer for a couple of years that made sense to me. Or I thought it did. Only recently have I considered how superficial that understanding was. I don’t think any writer can really wrap their mind around this quote until the third or fourth big project. I certainly didn’t. [...]
