• Spooky Season

    Welcome to October. 🎃 The leaves in my neck of the woods haven’t started to change much—just a hint of crimson or yellow on the tip-top of the trees. But I’ve been told that since it’s now officially both Fall and the Spooky season, it’s time to get out my Halloween decorations and start living…

  • New Short Story: Maisie’s Escape

    Warning! This post contains spoilers from The Mark of the Artist! One of the greatest joys I’ve found so far in my author experience is the pure pride that my kiddos have for my book. To them, I’m just the same as those who wrote the books they find at the library. It makes my…

  • Summer Reads: Book Reviews

    It’s back to school time here in my neck of the woods. As a Mom, that means remembering things like keeping Goldfish crackers stocked (oops!), locating lost water bottles, homework (ugh) and basically a whole different routine from our laid-back summer days. Both myself and the kiddos read a ton this Summer, not only because…

  • Painting

    The Artist’s paintings are beautiful, enchanting, and ever so real. Churning blue waves crashing on a rocky shore—so real you can hear the waves. Painting and the experience of being an artist, embracing that talent, is a flowing undercurrent of The Mark of the Artist. So, you may wonder, since she writes so much about…

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    Vacation, Reading, and Short Story News

    How’s everyone’s Summer going? I cannot believe that it’s already mid-way through. Time for an update! How I Spent My Summer Vacation We escaped to the coast last week on a trip to Santa Cruz.  Oh, how I love the ocean! Feels like a slice of Heaven being by the waves, in the sand. I…

  • Zen in the art of writing book by Ray Bradbury

    Sage Writing Wisdom

    Writers: Do you have a favorite book on writing? I’m not talking about your old MLA handbook or that copy of Writing with a Purpose you kept from college (uhh, no I don’t have those books on my bookshelf still…). I mean one of those inspirational, tips and tricks, take my advice, you got this…