These colorful warm autumn days inspire one to write!

As I sit on my back porch with all the beauty of autumn and my fall garden, I wish as a fiction writer I could save this day and replay it over and over. It would come in handy on a cold and rainy day but it is here to enjoy today. This is sounding poetic! There's nothing I would change or rearrange to make it more perfect - except to stretch the daylight hours and keep the sun and colors so bright!

Fiction Writing Classes Start on October 14

It's autumn and time for school, time for reading and most of all time for writing!
The muses are very active inspiring me to write and to continue teaching and motivating others to write. I will be teaching on Mondays, 10:00 a.m. - noon, at the Lincoln Center in Stevens Point, Wis. for the eighth year! The returning students keep me coming back - so I can't quit! The beauty of teaching fiction writing is that I also learn from my students. This session, October 14 - December 9, has 10 students signed/committed so far. The class size is limited to 12 so we all have time to read what we write! The first hour is devoted to one of the elements of fiction, for example: setting, character development, point-of-view, dialogue, theme/plot and climax/conclusion of the story. The second hour is open for students to read and ask for comments and constructive criticism for the short story or longer piece they are working on. See you next week! Keep reading and write on!

To Write or Not to Write?

What kind of silly idea is that to ask one who writes?  Writing is more than a hobby or lifestyle - to write is to exist, to breathe, to make a difference. A writer writes to inform and educate; to inspire and to entertain; to be heard above the noisy, chatter of uninformed people.

I write because of the pure pleasure and sound of the words as they flow from dreams. I write what I experience and feel, the words and actions of others that hurt my heart like falling on a rock. The spoken word can never be taken back. The written word is ageless and indelible as ink on parchment.

To write or not to write - that is not what a writer asks. We just write!

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Our Trip to Italy

Back to winter - inside time to write!

I returned home after a six day visit with my daughter and grandchildren in PA and OH. We celebrated our great-grandson's 8th birthday with the grandma's, grandpa's, aunts and uncles for two days. I learned a few new things about him - he can dance like a pro and score strikes as he bowls!

Now it's time to continue writing book two - as the inspiration was everywhere but not the quiet times to write down those great ideas!

Sharing time and fun with family was a big priority as I don't see them all in one place more than once a year - twice in a good year!