Research Magic

The Magic of Research

I’ve heard some writers say that research is their favorite part, when the universe yields the exact fact or story or connection you need for your project. This is the magic of research. While wrapping up my YA historical novel set in Kalona, Iowa, in 1944, I still feel like writing is my favorite part.…

New Year, New Website

New Year New Website

As you can see, it’s a New Year and new website for me. And I’m also trying a new format for my blog—now called A Writer’s Journal instead of Green and Healthy Inside Out. Since I’ve been focusing on fiction writing lately (finishing a novel started in a prehistoric form twenty-five years ago) and will…