3 things that are making me happy (Feb. 6)
My weekly series of my favorite things, otherwise known as what’s making me happy this week (credit to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour).
Tag Archives: inspiration
Do you run? Bike? Read? Go to school? How writing relates!
A brief collection of previous blog posts that address my different perspectives on writing.
Why running is so much better than writing
I suppose I’m too old to become a professional runner. Never mind too slow. But today was a day when …
Why you shouldn’t wish and hope
I wish that people will want to read my latest writing project. I hope that a query letter and proposal …
Thank you, South Dakota!
I attended the South Dakota Festival of Books as a presenter two weeks ago, but only now have I 1) …
Why writers need literary heroes
In 2002, I saw Susan Orlean speak at a St. Paul library. I was working as a newspaper journalist at …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 