A Merry Heart

Today, I'm delighted to have NYT bestselling author Samantha Sotto Yambao on the blog. (Sam was kind to me early in my writing journey, ...

We have a new puppy. She’s a seven-month-old yellow Lab we’re calling Jadis**. She’s also 80 lbs (36 kg).   Basically, she’s like a two-ye...

When actors are asked how they avoid depicting characters as clichés, many respond, “It’s there in the story.” When writers want to develop ...

 This beauty blooms underneath the deep shadow of a saucer magnolia. It always reminds me to slow down and not miss the hidden beauties in l...

  The pond frozen and dusted with snow.  (I'm so thankful after I take the photo, I can run back into a cozy house. I'm very tempted...

 The other day, we had snow, rain, and ice. Thankfully, I didn't have to venture out and could enjoy the ice, captured by the photo on t...

  I heard Nana read aloud a passage from My Parents' Marriage in a writing group I belong to, and my first thoughts were “The writing i...