Surprised By Joy

Last Friday I went to my neighbor Clive Matson’s house for his monthly Poetry Saloon.  (I’ve written about Clive before; he’s a poet and creative writing teacher whose website is here.)  In past months I’d gone with samples from “You Are Here” to try out on...

100-Day Novel Writing Challenge: Lessons Learned

In the end, there wasn’t much suspense:  the 100th day of my 100-day novel writing challenge came and went on April 25, even though I managed to finish the project on April 15 — on day 90.  I want to thank all of you for your support and encouragement. ...