Susan's Blog
Get to Work!
What a beautiful October we are having. Each morning I try to start my day in my gazebo taking in the air , the sunshine, the breeze and the surrounding Fall foliage. I love days when I get to stay home and so appreciate days when I get to my office and write new words. I do not take that privilege for granted but have not been as productive as I have been other years. I am about one hundred pages in to the book I'm working on and would like to see its momentum speed up a bit . But of course that requires actually sitting down at the keyboard and writing the first draft. I look back at each book and remember the process and the tough slog to get it to the shelf and recognize where I find myself right now . Each book was once where the book I'm working on is right now .I have got to get...
Previous posts
To Beat the Cold
On this cold February morning sunshine is streaming in my office window. Yesterday's snow covered the ice and I am a bit reluctant to step outside. So for now I will stay in and think ahead to warmer days. I have so much to look forward to. This week came with...
January Days and Websites
I said more info would follow and here it is. In September I started talking to Matthew Woodley about creating me a website. We made a plan and began the process. After returning from Scotland at the end of September we had another meeting and got the ball rolling....
I Have a Website
More info to follow as I figure this out.
Home is Where Our Story Continues
The first day of Winter, a new season, a new home and the ongoing story. On this day I think of all that. Christmas is such a nostalgic time and we tend to long for days gone by. We pull out the decorations and hang the old ornaments on the tree and we remember. This...
Still Weary and a Bit Weepy
I am catching my breath this morning as I sit in gratitude and exhaustion. There is still much to do but much has been done. Lists and motivation seem too much to process today so I will allow some refreshing and rest instead. Yesterday I did my last sale and was...
When Weary is Wonderful
November is upon us and we are already midway through. I have often proclaimed my love of this deary, chilly and dark month. I see it as a respite , a pause and a preparation month. The vibrant colors of October have vanished leaving naked deciduous trees , green...