Logic is not motivating. –Dave Ramsey I found so much comfort in that phrase when I read it at the end of 2010. I was in my first months of depression and trying very hard to figure out my balance between logic (that I’d always relied on and trusted most) and the value of emotion. Continue reading →
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Did you know there are black swans? I was playing with the idea before I knew it was real, then Google informed me it wasn’t all in my head. I’ve switched noveling focus, from Lindorm to Shadow Swan (I imagine I’ll get a page up for it, next), while I wait for more of the Continue reading →
I am a female novelizing fairy tales, with the goal of publication. I have two daughters, ages 7 and 8, who love stories and princesses and “glamor” and dressing up. They talk about the man they’ll eventually marry (though they acknowledge they might not know him yet), and the sort of choices they’ll make when Continue reading →
I culled the less-applicable stuff. Here’s the original test site. A few questions and answers for anybody who wants to know more about my novel.
Had a very effective talk with Becky last night. It is such a relief to be able to talk about a story and have someone else have more than a clue what you’re talking about! Several useful things were clarified. Among them, Lindorm is a *folktale* (duh.) not the next fantasy epic; so I can Continue reading →
This is my non-techie way of tying up the loose end of this blog template having a (purported) Facebook link, and me not booking my face. Sorry if that’s disappointing. I’m told FB will be non-optional once I’m published, but that’s not now. I prefer Twitter just because there seems like less to keep up Continue reading →
At least for me. Or maybe I’ve just noticed that a sense of competency inspires confidence which energizes another cycle through projects. It began Sunday with being very popular (not something I’ve experienced often), having to leave one music practice early to get late to a call-back invitation. At the theater I was one of Continue reading →
Well, patient readers, The novel has entered re-vision #3 This is (again, I suppose) very exciting to me. I mentioned I was close to an ending, and was rightly encouraged by that proximity. The difficulty (and nearly zero-productivity) following that awareness was simply an amplification of issues I’d been having since deciding to break the Continue reading →
Random thoughts. Not a thesis. My pastor suggested Sunday (while touching on the relationship between hope and faith) that hope (like faith) is evidenced by action. And that got me thinking. Hope is not a passive thing. It is active. Whether we really hope may be shown by what we do. It is also a Continue reading →