I just signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo, the summertime version of NaNoWriMo (which occurs every November).  NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is self-inflicted torture for writers.  Its premise is simple and yet Herculean–write a 50,000 word novel, start to finish, in one month.  I created my NaNoWriMo account years ago, and a couple of those years I actually … More Camp NaNoWriMo

Quick update related to my last post written in November–that first contract on our house fell through, but we eventually accepted another one and settled in April. We’re now renting a little vacay place owned by the hubster’s parents, for which I offered implementation of my newly acquired reno skills.  I was startled by how eagerly the in-laws accepted … More Getting lost in the (research) weeds

I haven’t written in months.  Or created any illustrations.  But not because I haven’t wanted to.  I’ve been renovating our house–we decided in June that we wanted to sell our house, with a long-term plan to move back closer to family.  So I’ve spent all day, every day for months painting, cleaning and renovating.  It took me until this … More Looking toward the new year…

If you saw my last blog post, you know that I was struggling with my most recent illustration for a children’s story I wrote called “The Big Mean Cat”. I was pretty happy with the picture I’d done just before that one–the picture of the cat watching the puppy eat from his cat food bowl.  Maybe I was … More The results of going back to the drawing board