My grandmother always warned: “Be careful what you do on New Year’s Day, because you’ll be doing it all year.” She probably meant you should avoid things like arguing with loved ones or… I don’t know… whacking your little brother with a Barbie doll. Just speculating, here. I’m not a terribly superstitious person, but I […]
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Welcoming the Light Once Again
We look to the light, this time of year. We feel the shortness of the days, the darkness of the cold nights, the bite of the winter wind. We know to our ancestral bones that the sun is reluctant to spend much time gazing on us in December. We huddle inside, where it’s warmer, we […]
Finding the Perfect Gifts for Writers – On the RMFW blog
If you’re doing some holiday shopping for a writer in your life, you may be scratching your head trying to come up with ideas. Lucky for you, I’ve compiled a list of perfect gifts for writers and book lovers everywhere, ranging from gifts that will spark their imagination to tools to upgrade their workspace. Check […]
Why I Love Being a Writer
Lists are great. Lists can keep you organized, remind you of your priorities, or prevent you from making a faux pas (by forgetting to invite Aunt Myrtle to the birthday party, for instance). They help you remember to pick up yogurt at the grocery story, and they can show you how many more editing changes […]
What Writers are Thankful For – On the RMFW Blog
We writers have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season, no matter how many rejection letters we’ve received, or how many revisions we’ve made on our latest work-in-progress (with the end still out of sight). I’m counting some of the things I’m most grateful for as a writer this month, and you’ll find them […]
Songwriting Sparks at the Bluebird Café
The Bluebird Café in Nashville has a storied past, as die-hard country music fans will tell you. Not being one of those, I hadn’t heard of it before this past weekend. Shame on me. The Bluebird Café is a tiny little “listening room” tucked into an unassuming strip mall, far from the noise and neon […]
