Last weekend, I went to the Seattle Art Museum to see the “Future Beauty: 30 years of Japanese Fashion” exhibit. I went with the young woman who I mentor, who’s just entered art school. She’s young, and had never been … Continue reading
Category Archives: Inspiration
This post is going to be more about writing inspiration, rather than story inspiration. I’m about to start the rework on “Sirens’ Call.” I’ve received comments from three first readers. There are things that all three of them agreed needed … Continue reading
It isn’t just pictures or poetry or the critters who share my yard that inspire me. It’s also music. Like many writers, I can’t listen to music with words while I’m writing. I need pure sound, that inspires me to … Continue reading
I have two bird feeders at my house. One in the front, and one at the back. This post, is going to be for the birds. … Continue reading
There are lots of things that inspire me to write, like fashion and weird photography and poetry and food and things. For the month of August, I’ve been doing a challenge. Basically, it’s writing 3000 words per day, every day, … Continue reading
This post is going to deal with places and things that make me write. To start with, here’a picture of my writing nook: … Continue reading
The United States includes some stunningly beautiful country. And, thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and those who have taken up his mantle over the years, a lot of that country has been set aside in national and state parks so that … Continue reading
One of my favorite sites for microscopy images is Dennis Kunkel’s site. Fair warning: This site is huge. It can be a time suck, because once you click into it, you start going through pages and pages of the most … Continue reading
I am not much of a cook: I do much more assembly, when it comes to meals, as opposed to actual cooking. Though that actually depends on your definition of cooking. For example, I do make my own chicken broth. … Continue reading
As a child, I told long, involved, and very complicated stories involving my animals. (I wasn’t much into dolls, but I did have a collection of different stuffed toys.) The teddy bear–Pooh Bear–was always the prince, and who often needed … Continue reading