{discover.play.build.} bone map
Getting to know a character bymaking a bone map. I like forcing myself to think about characters and their lives by making different kinds of lists and maps in my… Read more {discover.play.build.} bone map →
{discover.play.build.} "hands" list
I was reading b.’s blog, Live…Write…Teach…, and was reminded of making a hand list. I first saw this strategy in Penny Kittle & Don Grave’s Inside Writing. I’m glad b.… Read more {discover.play.build.} "hands" list →
ebb & flow
I’ve come to believe with all things creative there is an ebb and flow. I try to ride the tide when it is available and not worry so much when it ebbs. Sometimes, though, I wonder if I’m doing a good job balancing everything that I want to balance. I like to do a lot of creative things. Things I want to do. Things I’ve deemed important. Sometimes when one flows, the others ebb and I wonder if I’m going to be sorry later in life. But life isn’t meant to… Read more ebb & flow →
Through Sam’s Eyes (sols)
Tonight Sam grabbed the camera and spent some time “documenting my night without the girls.” He said that. I’m not joking. The girls are at camp this week, so the… Read more Through Sam’s Eyes (sols) →
{discover.play.build.} what’s lurking in your email box?
Tam, a friend and fellow writing group, member sent our writing group an email last weekend that said: Here is Neville’s friend. She is getting to know her characters and… Read more {discover.play.build.} what’s lurking in your email box? →
{discover.play.build.} long-term relationships
I’ve been thinking about what I know about Andy now that I didn’t know when we got married twelve years ago. He has more compassion for the underdog than I ever believed was possible. He is fiercely loyal to his family. He works hard because he cares about a job well done. A fifteen minute nap + a shower wipes away all stress, frustration, and grouchiness. It is magic. He likes to make people feel good about themselves. It makes me realize there’s a rhythm to relationships when we’ve been… Read more {discover.play.build.} long-term relationships →
12 wedding anniversaries (soLs)
On July 3, Andy & I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. Several years ago I thought it would be fun to document how we celebrated each anniversary. I’ve fallen embarrassingly behind. So… Read more 12 wedding anniversaries (soLs) →
{discover.play.build.} holidays
Happy 4th! (photo: 2006) Last night I was sitting on the balcony off my bedroom watching fireworks with my family. The kids heard the booms from their beds and got up to… Read more {discover.play.build.} holidays →
when do you write?
Last night we went to a dinner and a local playhouse with some of our best friends. Andy (my husband) and Kurt planned a date night for Heidi and me since our birthdays are just a few days apart. At one point in the conversation, they asked: So when do you write? And I began telling them. I realized writing is truly squeezed in around the other (more important) parts of my life. I’m a wife, mom, friend, artist, laundry fairy, house cleaner, reader, doll fashion adviser, train track constructor,… Read more when do you write? →