This week I investigated Ravelry. This is an online social network for knitters and crocheters (is that a word? it doesn’t look right- people who crochet, let me know what…
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A lot of people use music as a way of setting mood, sparking imagination, and helping them create. Gamers play movie soundtracks while they run tabletop roleplaying adventures. Artists, crafters…
Every January I get out my notebook and write out my goals. I keep most of my notebooks and flipping back through them for years upon years, it was the…
If you want to do something like gingerbread houses for a large group of kids, or just your own, a graham cracker house skips all the baking and gets to…
I have written another novel! Once again, the experience was amazing. Writing with other people, having a crazy deadline and no lofty goals when I complete was just what I…
Ok, you are writing along and then… then what? You need ideas. Inspiration. What happens next? Waiting for inspiration to strike is like hoping the empty carton of milk in…
National Novel Writing Month, November, is here. For those not in the know, it’s a chance to shed all reservations about writing and just write with literary abandon, with the…
I made a scarf for my daughter, using cotton yarn. The pattern was extremely simple and looks great. Cast on 30 stitches (or odd number to suit what width you…
Knitting is very soothing. It is something between meditation and fiddling with your hands. I was stuck in the Dulles airport for a day…
Right now, nothing I write is any good. In fact, it’s horrible. Worse than drivel. It is so hard to fight against the inner critic. While it is destructive, it’s…
