I have a fantasy sometimes: a room or rooms completely lined with books, from floor to ceiling. Like in the photo above. Oh, I do have plenty of books in my home, and there are books in every ...
Creative Hub The hub of my creativity is my office…or so I believe. But when I think about it in depth, I realize that creativity happens everywhere. Out in the world, where I find myself dra...
Creative moments Sometimes our journey seemingly leads us away from our creative process. That’s how the past few weeks have seemed to me. But while I haven’t worked on my edits m...
MY WRITING JOURNEY It’s been an interesting couple of months into the New Year. I’ve been working away at my edits; and soon I hope to have finished products. When is something ev...
This challenge is going to wind down in just a week! Check out the other sprinters here. Suddenly I’m getting that panicky feeling. Wondering if I will finish the tasks I set for myself. But ...
CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN! Good morning, Row 80 Participants! Today I woke up early after actually dreaming about the changes I would make as I reread (once again!) my WIP Defining Moments. Now, don̵...
In this excerpt from Interior Designs, Martha looks forward to the opportunity to entertain her new love. He stood in the doorway after I’d answered the ring. Looking gorgeous, as usual, with that b...
Dreaming.... Good morning and welcome! To see the other ROW Participants, click the link. Okay, now I’m frustrated again! The same thing happened to me on Sunday. I wrote the whole post, onl...
Good morning, Row 80 Participants. Let’s try this again. After writing the whole post and hitting “publish,” my post was totally missing. All that showed was the photo at the top....
Good morning, and welcome to another update. To see how everyone is doing, click over to the host blog. I guess I could blame the holidays for missing the Wednesday check-in; or I could say t...
Good morning, and welcome to another check-in post. Participants are gathered here. Since Wednesday, I’ve been working on rereading Interior Designs and tweaking it some more. I actual...
As I reread one of my current WIPs, Interior Designs, I cannot help but reflect on the book Embrace the Whirlwind, from which one of the characters has sprung. Martha Scott Cummings was Amber Cushin...
Good morning, blog world! To find out what everyone is up to, check out ROW Participants Here. I have worked for an hour, between Sunday and today, rereading Interior Designs. I’m now on Page...
MY FANTASY WRITING ROOM Good morning, and welcome to another ROW 80 Check-In. It’s been an interesting week. I’ve done a lot of blogging, especially on my new site Chocolate & Mimosa...
MY SLIGHTLY SORTED DESK AREA Welcome to another check-in post. Greet the other participants HERE. Do you ever have weeks where your days fly by and you wake up to Wednesday, with nothing much to sho...
Grab another cup of coffee! Good morning, and welcome to all ROW 80 Participants! Now that the end is in sight, it’s time to look back and reflect on our goals and our progress. I’m still...
Good morning, and it’s that time again! Here are the other participants in this great challenge. Since it’s November, it’s also that time when some of you will be participat...
Good morning, ROW-ers! Since Wednesday, I have done nothing further on my two WIPs, but earlier in the week, I sent Defining Moments off to another Beta reader. And now I’ll reread Interior De...
In this excerpt from Chasing Stardust, Merrilee tries to move beyond the nostalgic dreams of the past. They slid into the New Year, with the promise of spring lying at the edges ...
In this excerpt from Web of Tyranny, Rainbow, an artist, reflects on moments from her dark past…and how those horrible memories can sometimes show up in the present. Sunday morning dawned with ...
Writing Journeys -- Off to See the Wizard! Welcome to another check-in post! Visit the other participants here. Yay! A fire sparked up beneath me on Monday and I finished the rereads/tweaks of Defi...
Enjoying Life Moments Welcome to another Check-In Post…go HERE to find other participants. I worked for an hour-and-a-half since the last check-in, trying to make up for the slacking-off of the...
Here we are at the end of the check-in day, and I’m just getting around to posting. See how everyone else is progressing by Clicking Here. The past few days have resulted in no work on ...
Creations & Spookiness Welcome to another check-in post, and the opportunity to connect with other participants. As usual, I’ve been rereading my WIP Defining Moments, making a few changes ...
Good morning, and welcome all participants! I am enjoying this round, even though my work is geared toward rereading/editing/gaining new Beta readers. Another goal of mine is to post excerpts on my w...
My Creation Station Welcome to another check-in post. Click for other participants. My goals for this round include rereading and editing my two WIPs, mostly Defining Moments, and searching for more ...
Good morning! A little bird over at the host blog mentioned something about a party! Check it out! Meanwhile, here’s how things are going with my goals. So far so good. I worked for a...
ANOTHER ROUND IN THE WRITING JOURNEY Good morning, Row 80 Participants! It’s time to begin a new round. As with each previous round, we must choose measurable goals. But the goals are ones th...
GOALS MET! Yay! Another round finished! Join the other participants to share your successes. My goals were to work on my two WIPs, finish and edit them, and find Beta readers. Goals met! Oka...
MARY ENGELBREIT SAYS.... Good morning, ROW 80 Participants! As we wind down in this round, some of us are already thinking about our goals for the next one. I’ve been taking a bit of a b...
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