My manuscript did not win in the PNWA historical fiction category, but this morning I’m feeling pretty good about the entire experience . I was a finalist! I heard some inspiring speakers, including Greg Bear and Deb Caletti. I met Margie Lawson, a psychologist, writer, and writing instructor I had never even heard of. She […]
“I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, what […]
My daughter Pearl, now 20 years old, has wanted to be a famous singer since she was about 11. When she was in preschool her teacher Kathy told me that being around Pearl was like being in a musical because she was always singing. She has sung in school choirs all her life, and in church […]