Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors

While the developmental editor was reading my book, my project manager had been talking to Beaver’s Pond Press staff about… Read more Lessons from a Liberated Life/Knocking on Doors

The Professionals Begin: Developmental Editor Takes Charge

My project manager did the first read of the manuscript. This was late summer of 2018. Hanna was enthusiastic in… Read more The Professionals Begin: Developmental Editor Takes Charge

When there’s money flowing, things get done. In June of 2018 I began working with Beaver’s Pond Press in earnest,… Read more The Journey Begins with Step One

Up until the end of April 2018, I had been trying to take the traditional route for writers—Write, find and… Read more Traditional Career Trajectory

In the spring of 2018 I was searching for retreats where I could hone my writing even more. I had… Read more Retreat2Write 2018

When I began my adult education, a person could say I was 18 and a college student. I didn’t necessarily… Read more The New World of Adult Education

I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills

The summer of 2017 I finished the first draft of what I was referring to as LESSONS FROM A LIBERTED… Read more Betas and Bookfairs

One of the Loft classes I took was called, Finish that Book! taught by Kathleen Eagle, a romance writer. Years… Read more Finish that Book!

Being in the right place makes a huge difference. In 2016 when I committed to becoming a writer, I lived… Read more The Loft Literary Center