Happy New Year!
I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2025!
A Soft Landing to a Hard Year
After a long, hard year, End of the Year Rituals give you permission to set aside time so you can reflect on the past, offer gratitude for the present, and dream about the future. I don’t know of a better way to end one year and begin a new one, and it’s always fun to when a First Footer shows up.
Merry Christmas!
I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season!
An Ember to Light Your Days
Today begins the first of three Ember Days known as the Winter Embertide. It’s a time of waiting, reflecting, and giving thanks. It’s also a time of preparation for the joyous season ahead. And it comes with its own onion tart!
A Romance Writer’s Favorite Holiday TV Movies: Part 2
It’s time to update my unofficial list of my favorite made-for-TV Christmas movies that make us laugh, cry, and thank the season for all of these wonderful (even if cheesy) Happily Ever Afters.
A Saint Nicholas for Advent
Now that Advent is here, It’s time to choose my Advent book. And this year, I’m reading The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas. So far, it’s great!
Advent Traditions to Light up the Dark Night
Although I love Christmas, and go all out in decorating, there used to be a time when few people decorated before Advent–those four dark weeks before Christmas.
Rough Draft November Final Days
Rough Draft November is almost over, and it’s time for a final check-in. But regardless if you hit your goal or not, all that matters in the long run is how you feel about your stories and your writing path forward. All that matters is that, as a writer, you know you’re not alone!
A Selkirk Grace for Thanksgiving
I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! And here’s a lovely Selkirk Grace by Robert Burns to remind us of our blessings.
Autumn Books Have Feelings Too (Part Deux)
Autumn is such a fleeting season. But one of the best ways to capture the sensations of Fall is through reading books that evoke the same kinds of emotions. So here’s a short book list to help you stay in the season, even if all the stores have their Christmas decorations out already.
Rough Draft November Check-in & Fun
Rough Draft November week 2 is almost over and it’s time to evaluate how much fun you’re actually having. Because while writing is hard, life should bring you joy. More joy makes for more creativity and better art.
Rough Draft November Begins!
Today is the first day of Rough Draft November! But before I end up heads down in a new manuscript, I’ve made a list of self care ideas to help me get to the point where I can write The End.