Tag: writing

Storms in the Afternoon

There was a bit of excitement in my little part of the Midwest yesterday. A tornado hit just one mile south and then just under 2 miles east of where I live. While thankfully, no one was seriously injured in our area, there was significant damage done to a number of houses, a stable east […]

Where do we go?

Where do we go? Oh? When our prayers are answered…. Where do we go? Oh? When our prayers are answered but the answer is no? ~ Lindsay Sterling with Carah Faye “Where Do We Go?” This song has been haunting me now for a few days. Actually, more like a full week. It’s a song […]

Frustrations and Patience… a waiting game

I get frustrated sometimes. Lately, it seems I am frustrated a great deal, especially at night when I am tired and staring at my computer after a long hard day. Thankfully, I have a saint of a husband who helps me deal with these frustrations. Part of my malaise lately is due to the weather. […]

Mornings

Mornings are one of my favorite times to write. Though my recent #NaNoWriMo2021 stats might say otherwise since I updated more often at night, I tend to enjoy doing a great deal of writing in the morning, especially on my days off. The hubby and I currently live in a smallish apartment and the windows […]

Valentine’s Day

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. It’s traditionally a day associated with love, romance, and of course, a ancient saint from Roman times. I have mixed feelings about the day and always have. On one hand, it’s an over-commercialized day filled with a bunch of expectations and hype and let downs. But on the other hand, it’s […]

Sky

I love looking at the sky. I have always been a cloud watcher. I have always watched for raptors soaring and various birds in formation. I have watched planes landing or taking off from the nearby airport. I have watched many a storm go by, illuminating the skies with spectacular light shows. I have watched […]

Spring is coming

Though it’s been a bit chilly the past few days here in Iowa, there’s a bit of a change in the air. The days are getting longer. It’s no longer after dusk when I come home from my full time job after five in the evening. I am able to marvel most days at the […]

One year ago…..

In the past three months, I have written 2 novels (yes, I am seriously done with the first draft of the last book in my Portals Series already…. ), heavily edited four novellas for the series, published three of them, wrote several blog posts on this blog, finally finished research for my history blog, and […]