AKA "The Writing Woman"
I attended my first author event in November 2024 and had so much fun I made this new activity a huge part of 2025. Beginning in May, I took part in seven author events and two flea markets, including:
When I was a never-married single mother in my late thirties, I went back to school, hoping to start a career so I could better support my son. Since I loved literature, I took every English Literature class available.
I was a hopeless romantic. Things hadn’t worked out with my son’s father, we never married, and he moved out of … Read the blog
ALTERNATE REALITY
In some lovely other universe
I awoke today in bed
And these pillows piled up next to me
Were really you, instead
And we chatted over breakfast
Then we set about our day
Both happy we’re retired now
With more time to chill and play
We planned our next vacation
To the cabin or some beach
Because our … Read the blog
Yesterday I woke up prepared for the worst. It was the eighth anniversary of losing Rick to lung cancer. But I realized that, as the years go by, the major events aren’t as painful as the loss of the little daily things that I miss about being with him.
I spend a few days of the year promoting my widow … Read the blog
I’ve had years to study the effects of grief and just about everything written about it. And one of the things that surprised me when I first became a widow was how much fear was a part of grief. After Rick died, my biggest fear was that I wouldn’t have the strength to go on with my own life without … Read the blog
I love creating all the handouts for author events. Today’s delivery included my new business cards (I haven’t had one as an author) and two rack card designs.
The first is the handout for those who buy my third Writing Widow book. It has a QR code to a Spotify playlist with the songs mentioned in the book. I think
As a writer, I spend a lot of time alone, and a lot of time thinking – mostly contemplating life. Tonight, the holiday dinner is over, the kids and grandkids are all off on their merry way, and I sit here pondering how it feels to be alone again in my quiet home. It feels natural now.
I was nearing … Read the blog
I’ve been excited about my latest adventure. The local library invited me to have a table with my books at their annual local author fair. I’ve never done it before – never even considered it, mostly because I never considered myself an author. I know I’m a writer. I know I’ve published books, but I guess it’s “imposter syndrome,” because … Read the blog
