Filling the Creative Well: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

Writers often talk about filling the creative well. I think everyone can benefit from filling this well because I believe every job and every life has a creative core. Lately, I've felt my creative well was getting low...very low...like I was running on empty.    So I've decided to go on an adventure once a … Continue reading Filling the Creative Well: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

Welcome Blog Followers to my NEW combined Website & Blog

Welcome to my new online writing home. Since I only completed the blog follower transfer this week, you might have missed a few posts... April 29: Celebration Day! My 99th Blog Post AND my Website-Blog transformation are complete [note: I should've known that nothing is ever really complete] April 29: From Strangers to Lifelong Friends #ThrowbackThursday … Continue reading Welcome Blog Followers to my NEW combined Website & Blog

I made a mistake! My Blog Post Oops & Adella’s Enemy now FREE April 30 to May 4, 2019

Oops. I keep making mistakes. Sorry! If you received an email from me titled "From "Strangers to Lifelong Friends #ThrowbackThursday" today (on a Monday, not a Thursday), I didn't mean for that to go out today. Plus that blog talked about a $0.99 sale for a previous date - which I've now taken out and … Continue reading I made a mistake! My Blog Post Oops & Adella’s Enemy now FREE April 30 to May 4, 2019

From Strangers to Lifelong Friends #ThrowbackThursday

Time to celebrate another Throwback Thursday! Here's another oldie but a goodie. I first published the following blog post on the Sisters of Suspense group blog. [Oops, I accidentally published this blog on my website on April 29/19 - a Monday, not a Thursday] Being part of a fun and supportive writing community got me … Continue reading From Strangers to Lifelong Friends #ThrowbackThursday

Celebration Day! My 99th Blog Post AND my Website-Blog transformation is complete :)

Hurrah! It's been a lot of work but my website and blog are now TOGETHER AT ONE LOCATION, and the WordPress Ads are gone, and I spruced up my site with lots of graphics and even several SLIDESHOWS - the first of which you will see near the top of my newly designed home page … Continue reading Celebration Day! My 99th Blog Post AND my Website-Blog transformation is complete 🙂

The Snafu that created a BLANK Blog Post (with a weird Ad) & the START of a complete Website & Blog redesign

For years I've wanted to move my website onto WordPress. The technology felt daunting and included moving my emails to a new program. But on Friday while trying to add more buttons in the black menu bar at the top of my WordPress blog site, I accidentally published a BLANK BLOG POST. I quickly wrote … Continue reading The Snafu that created a BLANK Blog Post (with a weird Ad) & the START of a complete Website & Blog redesign

My Blog is Undergoing a Transformation

The look of my blog is being transformed! I'm trying hard to make my site better, more fun, more informative. I've added... A new header banner More buttons under that banner A new home page (my blog is now finally my blog and my website!) A book page A page called Team I-Love-Grandpa-Gus (with excerpts) And a … Continue reading My Blog is Undergoing a Transformation

A Time to do Old & New Things – on a Travel Adventure

I recently returned from a 2-week trip to my home province of Alberta. When I try to describe this time away, I end up saying, "I did a lot of things I either hadn't done for a long time or had never done." THE OLD - things I'd done before but hadn't done in a … Continue reading A Time to do Old & New Things – on a Travel Adventure

New Year, New Ideas, New Story Inspiration Pages to Share

Oh...my...has it really been an entire month since I posted on my blog? And that last blog was about routines and resistance? Well, it's a new year and time to make a renewed effort to get back into my routines and overcome resistance in all areas including writing.   A NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW IDEAS For … Continue reading New Year, New Ideas, New Story Inspiration Pages to Share