What’s Next

Late Bloomers and Broken Trees

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On most mornings I get in three rituals, so when I lay my head down at night I feel I have done well in self care. These three rituals attend to mind, body and soul. First, I meditate and hold a conversation with my Great Friend, then I write a bit,… and before morning gets too late I am on my (power) walk to the broken tree. If the morning doesn’t afford me time for all three, I find a way to do my walk before the sun sets.   The broken tree is my “turn around” point on my walk. … Continue reading →

Don’t Know

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I start this blog with not knowing what to write about today. So let me begin with inviting you to my final open writers day for 2014: Friday October 10th.  This “final invite” for the year reminds me of my recent visit to Minneapolis with my daughter of seventeen. Over the years we would spend long weekends visiting friends in the Twin Cities. I wanted to stay with our friend (and Lydia’s spiritual grandmother, Shannon) this last summer of Lydia’s high school years. I wanted to sleep on Shannon’s couch that turns into a round bed. Lydia and I have slept … Continue reading →

Can This Marriage Be Saved? (Or, Can You Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?)

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I spent a good part* of two days rewriting the start of my novel. (A novel I have already given a decade to). I took out all the backstory and started where the “story begins.” Still, it needed more work. Lots. I was telling instead of showing. (That “show don’t tell” principle of the craft). I was in the protagonists head way too much. And, the novel needed re-structuring. All these are part of the craft of writing. I was not born knowing these crafts. I have read dozens of books on how to write. Novels worth reading are obviously … Continue reading →

What’s Next and Turning Back

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In late October my writing partner and I went away for a needed “fiction” writing retreat. I emphasize fiction because the writing momentum for my novel had nearly come to a screeching halt. Actually, it was more of a halt without the screech. I had gotten busy with editing my latest release The Zero Point Agreement: How To Be Who You Already Are.    (Available now!) So this blog is about opening up to the what’s next. But it is also about the value of turning back. How many times have you been on a trip, or on holiday and … Continue reading →