Vintage Christmas cards as inspiration
I haven’t sent Christmas cards for years. And it makes me a little sad, because I enjoyed the ritual of …
Category Archives: Writing
George Herter kept me laughing all night
This book nearly jumped out at me at the used bookstore in Mankato the other day. I was browsing shelves …
Review: Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life
Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life by Shelley Tougas My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a delightful book! Right …
Book festivals? Yay or nay?
If you’re a published author, you may have been invited to participate in a book festival. Did you accept the …
Creating a consistent writing practice
What are your tips and tricks for keeping a consistent writing practice? I will admit, there are times when I …
Help! I can’t remember!
Photo Credit: jaci XIII Flickr via Compfight cc I often hear a version of this concern in memoir classes/workshops that …
Grand Marais Art Colony memoir workshop, 2017
For the second year in a row, I taught a memoir workshop at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Grand Marais …
Some wise words of advice regarding memoir
Photo Credit: Wiebke Flickr via Compfight cc I’m prepping for my beginning memoir class at The Loft Literary Center (6-8 …
4 reasons to take my memoir workshop in Grand Marais July 15-16
You totally want to be here, right? This is a completely awesome place on earth to write for a weekend. …
What was the name of that YA series??
For years and years, I could not remember the name of the book series I enjoyed so much as a …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 