Here's a secret: whether I'm writing a query letter, putting together a manuscript package, or just drawing a tree, every time ...

Happy Valentine's Day! And what could be a better day for celebrating all the passion and love we pour into our manuscripts, journals...

"Mussel Shells" Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils on Canson Pastel Paper The drawing challenge from my color pencil group th...

Several years ago when I started this blog, one of the early posts I wrote was titled  It's All About Trust . This morning I woke up ...

Yay! Our first question from the first winner of my blog birthday giveaway: LadyDBooks . Diana asks: "How do you deal with writer...

When I was little, I could play all day. ALL DAY. From the minute I woke up to the second I fell into bed, I was in play mode. For weeks o...

On Tuesday night my experimental drawing class came to an end.  It was both sad (no more Tuesday night socializing with like-minded new fr...

  For the last five weeks I've been taking an art class:  Experimental Drawing.   And what an experiment it's been!  The best way...

Sometimes it’s hard to believe in our writing or that it will amount to anything but a bunch of messy pages nobody would even use for kindli...