My Thanks

 Happy Thanksgiving!

A lot of people rebel against Thanksgiving.  I like to think of Thanksgiving as a time to give thanks and show gratitude for all that I've been given and experienced this year.  

For example, even though Covid has been a major pain in all our lives this year, I have been able to finally realize two dreams.  The first, I published my first story earlier this year.  With the release of Into the Den, I've now published three.  The second, I finally started that vegetable garden.  Had a lot of failures and disappointments but I've had some successes as well.  

I am so thankful for all those who have supported me and pushed me to do this.  I am thankful to the haters and the critics.  I am thankful for the readers and writers who have shared their thoughts, insights, and knowledge with me.  I am thankful just to be here and be able to share my stories with people out there.  

Happy Thanksgiving and happy reading!

Getting Organized

So the first thing everyone does at the start of the new year is what?

They start cleaning and organizing.  Out with the old, in with the new.  They scour YouTube, Pinterest, the internet for ideas on how to organize all their stuff.

Me too.

I don't just write.  My hobbies are varied.  I draw, I sew, I have scrap books, and I make jewelry.  My office/craft room was more than a hot mess before the new year.  I was too ashamed to show the mess it had become but let me just say, it was pretty bad.  I had lost more than a few character sheets between fabric or scrapbook paper.  I plan to overhaul the ENTIRE space by April.

Why not now?

Like everyone else, I'm busy.  No, seriously.  I am busier than ever.  I'm writing four mini-novels, editing three full novels for publication, and I have a full time job on top of being a single mom.  It can wait.  In the meantime, I took all my writing stuff and a rolling cart and created a portable writing office.

Now when I sit down to write, everything is right there.  No more lost writing time searching for character sheets, miscellaneous notes written on napkins, or dictionaries to check my spelling.

How do you organize your writing space?

Thanks for reading!