Welcome 2017! Happy New Year! Being a bit of an old fart, I had a bit of a lay-down in the early part of the evening. My plan was to read, but that turned into a nap, and now, I am wide awake. (Grrr…) However, I am using this time to start the year off […]

It has dawned on me that I have been largely absent for some time. The gap has not been intentional! Over the summer, in addition to my full-time job, I conduct a community band. I love it. I’m passionate about it. And, more to the point, I invest a lot of myself in it. Not […]

I had an experience late last week that I am calling my first “author moment.” But first, here’s some background: My work had sent me on a 3-day course in Project Management. While I’m not directly involved in that field, it was an extremely positive experience for me. It gave me a different perspective on […]

I haven’t been overly productive recently. Certainly not with the whole writing thing. I told you I was seeking balance, and had a couple of other projects on the go. While that’s true, it’s not the whole story. This is: I’m terrified. What if I’m not any good at this thing that I love to […]

Time, often, does not feel like my friend. Mostly, it seems to rush through my fingers, hurtling itself through my outstretched grasp as I desperately attempt to catch hold and cling to precious moments. This has been one of those weeks. I have been feeling, from a physical perspective, depleted. I am also still getting […]

So, this writing thing. It’s something I’ve done all my life, although it’s been a very long time since I wrote fiction. I’ve kept a journal, I’ve always enjoyed the writing component of my various jobs, and when I was in New Zealand for three months, I wrote a weekly newsletter-ish email (since I didn’t […]