Monthly Archives: March 2011

Welcome Vibrations

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

A striking thing happened this morning after dropping my son off at his preschool. I returned home, did not check email, vacuum up dog hair, make a Trader Joe’s list, stare intently at Yahoo news while groaning at the spelling … Continue reading →

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Tides

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Amazing minus tide Friday in Santa Barbara (coinciding with—or because of?—the Super Moon). I forgot my camera, but my sister had her phone and all its very cool, very smart apps. The wind was up, so we couldn’t stay long—my … Continue reading →

Posted in Avoiding My Writing, fish, Me and Us, middle grade, ocean related, Santa Barbara, To Explain | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Valuable Information

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

The ever helpful YA Muses blog has wonderful posts up on the writing process and revision and what the heck writers do to make novels make sense (including cutting mass portions, creating charts—oh, go see, go see). The YAM posts … Continue reading →

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