by indy | Mar 25, 2020 | Preparedness
Trials and Tribulations Offer Us Life Lessons, if We Look for Them. My hope is that when things become closer to normal from our current crisis, most people will do some soul searching about the topic of being prepared – or being more self-reliant. Too often...
by indy | Aug 19, 2019 | Writing Tips
If you read my Writing Tip: Why Writers Need an Online Presence Before the Book you understand why creating an online presence is a critical component for being an author in today’s technological world. Once you’ve accepted the reality of today’s writing world, the...
by indy | Jul 16, 2019 | Resources, Writing Tips
One of the biggest misconceptions writers have about beginning to create an online persona is believing their website has to be all about their books. So if they don’t have any books published yet, how could they possibly have a website—whatever would they talk...
by indy | Sep 11, 2018 | Encouragement, Writing Tips
Everyone experiences it at some time. That creative project is staring you in the face, and you know you need to work on it. But you can’t find the motivation. It has many names; low creative energy, creative burnout, creative exhaustion, creative funk. It’s not like...
by indy | Aug 28, 2018 | Foods Made From Scratch, Gardening
One of our favorite summer side dishes is a serving of crisp and cool pickled cucumbers and onions. This is a quick and easy dish to create and a great way to use up the cucumbers that grow too large to use for canning pickles. And it’s a refreshing change from sliced...
Being outside in nature is the most basic part of who I am. Besides gaining knowledge about wildlife, I learn lessons about who I am, and surprise myself about what I am capable of achieving. Nature continually inspires me. It is a part of all my writings, no matter the genre or subject matter. 
