So, the husband just returned from three weeks in Mongolia. Meanwhile the daughter and parrot are settling into Columbia, MO and the son is in Israel, last known location the shore of Galilee. I’m on the front porch writing.
It looks like my first round of edits will arrive just when I start to teach classes. Isn’t that the way things work? Nothing happening. Then everything all at once! In life we can’t control the pace at which the plot advances; in writing we can. Pacing is how fast the story carries you [...]
As I walking along the Columbia River the other morning a large deer followed by six others sprang out of the bushes no more than three feet in front of me. They bounded across the path and into the river. It was an amazing sight. Ok, so I’m a big believer in signs and portents. [...]
The deed is finally done. This week I signed a contract with Abrams/Amulet for a two book deal. And what are these books? They are the three books in the Wolfproof Trilogy combined into two. Yes, the third book is complete and does take place in Scotland. So, those of you who’ve read Wolfproof and [...]
Follow the adventures as we move Claire and Coco the parrot from Seattle, WA to Columbia, MO. Check our posts for road food on I-80. First night Richland, WA to Ogden, UT by way of a bakery in Baker City, Oregon and a Basque restaurant in Boise, ID. Does Benadryl in birdseed work?
Glimpses: KindlingsFest is a celebration of Art & Ideas where they intersect with the spiritual. The theme this year was C.S. Lewis and Broken Beauty. “We brush up against understanding only as a moth brushs up against a lighted window.” Dr. Jerry Root We spent five days on Orcas Island with a community of people [...]