Blog Posts

  • Worm compost and the new moon

    Okay, these are totally unrelated topics as far as I know. I haven’t posted for a while because I don’t want to bore people by blogging about my personal life. Yesterday, however, was a big day. The culmination of months of saving the best tidbits of my garbage to put in the worm bin. (The… Read more

  • Writing advice

    My friend Claudia Finseth from the Highlights Whole Novel Workshop for Fantasy read Wandering Time and gave me some excellent suggestions. She also copied writing tips from John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers. I’m posting some of the tips here because I think others may be interested in a… Read more

  • Reminder: East of Eden

    The East of Eden writer’s conference in Salinas happens in September. Early registration discount will be available only through June 30th. Take a look at the web site. It looks like a great conference, especially for Monterey Bay area residents. Read more

  • Back from the Northwest

    I’m back from my road trip to Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR. The reputation for rain is well earned! At least while I was there this past week, that’s all we had. And a little further south, in the Willamette Valley, the allergens were running high. But, not to be negative, it’s beautiful. The Aviva… Read more

  • On self publishing

    I’m copying this off Nathan Bransford’s blog because I think it’s an excellent and thought-provoking piece. I have been saying to myself: if I don’t find a publisher for Wandering Time in the next two or three years, I’m going to self publish. I want the book to be available for my friends and family,… Read more

  • Keeping up

    Keeping up the blog in the midst of everything else is a challenge. Here’s an update on some of what’s goin’ on. I’m just finishing teaching Newborn Complications for Aviva Institute’s on line midwifery program. (What a great group of upcoming midwives from all over the U.S. and Canada!) This weekend I will be heading… Read more