On the bright side Well, I got my editor’s notes regarding my draft memoir on Friday. In an attempt to prepare myself for the worst, I imagined all the negative things she could have written. None of those things came to pass. She also did not declare the book the greatest thing she’d ever read. …
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Deep Breath
Here we go Today is a big day. After six weeks away from my draft, I’m having a teleconference with my editor to hear her feedback. To get in a receptive frame of mind, I watched vintage Brené Brown in her inaugural TEDx talk about vulnerability. I hadn’t seen it in a while and her …
Getting Real
It’s time. When I started this blog, I actually believed I could fill the spaces with funny, anecdotal stories about writing. Surely my wit could carry the day, right? As it turns out, I was mistaken. After this week, it feels disingenuous to project such a simple, one-sided view. It’s not about the lighter side …
Mental Health Awareness Week
Summer 1989 In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, I thought I’d post a picture of my beautiful family from the year I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. It was a tough summer for everybody. We were able to fit in a vacation in August, shown above, in Pequot Lakes, MN. Those wonderful babies …
New Social Links and Pages
Dorset, VT Fall is a great time for organizing and getting things done. In that spirit, I have added new social pages and links to accounts on Facebook and Instagram that will provide news for the book. I plan on adding content suitable to writing and publishing updates for the book. No political stuff as …
Feels like labor…
Draft #4 Goes to the Editor I am very excited. It’s my birthday next month and for the first time I will be celebrating a completed draft. My birthday has been the occasion of many missed self-imposed deadlines but this year it finally happened. Over Labor Day weekend, and I love the birthing metaphor, I …
A New Look
Hello readers! I recently refreshed the site. I like it a lot more and hopefully it looks a bit more polished. Feel free to navigate through the pages. I’ve even linked my social accounts, (look at me go). I hope you’re having a great summer, I sure am. Let me know if any of the …
Books and Candy
Hello again! A few months ago I came up with the idea writing a book is a lot like making candy. For those brave souls who have stood over a pot stirring until your arm almost falls off, you get the picture. If you’ve never had the pleasure, let me explain. The gooey mixture gets …
CBD Returns
My how time flies. When we last chatted, winter covered the land. Now spring has sprung, there are buds on the trees and I’m buying sandals. You’re right, it doesn’t take much to get me to buy things, but the change of seasons helps. I dusted off my hosting skills and sat twenty-four for Easter …
Snow Daze
Alright, it’s winter in Minnesota, I get it. But I’m crying, “Uncle!” Not that it will do much good. My driveway is hopelessly covered by a deep blanket of the white stuff and I had to, again, cancel appointments today. I’m back in my purple bath robe, writing. My progress on my memoir probably is …
