Holiday Craft Fair

Holiday Craft Fair

It’s nearly here! November 9th is just around the corner. Approximately 100 vendors will be showing their homemade wares at Maidu Center in Roseville, California from 9am to 3pm. Many are outside but I was fortunate to get an inside space.  This is the first time I’ve displayed my art and I’m excited to get feedback….

Chicken Heart

Chicken Heart

I joined the 3-Day Novel Contest several years ago. It’s a Canadian contest but anyone can participate. Click here for the history https://www.3daynovel.com/history/. It was great fun, and I ended up with my middle grade novel, Chicken Heart. Chicken Heart can be described as a cross between Pollyanna, Diary of A Wimpy Kid and Spiderman. The…

Napowrimo

Napowrimo

Napowrimo? Where did it come from? Every November people all over the world participate in Nanowrimo, which is an abbreviation of National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a novel in one month of a minimum of 50,000 words. The first two years I tried, it left me with the bare bones (first…

What’s The Idea?

What’s The Idea?

I’m joining millions (not the most comforting thought) and starting a website. Why? First, I wanted to share my artwork. I will be posting new paintings each week with a little of the how, what, and why I paint what I paint. Then I thought I’d like to share my writing. I love poetry so…