by Margaret | Aug 22, 2016 | process
A picture post today: The quote reads: “When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put in order mybelongings….. As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek to exert this on the world of objects.” -Anais Nin Anais Nin’s...
by Margaret | Aug 15, 2016 | reading, Titbits
I’ve been reading. If we’re friends on Goodreads, you’ve probably noticed I read a lot. Which is a good habit for writers. I recently read What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, a reference for the general period I write about: the 19th...
by Margaret | Aug 8, 2016 | creativity, process, writing life
An author’s life often involves being torn in many directions: too many story ideas at once the day-job creep the marketing of the books But sometimes there is a magic moment of balance when all the different directions feel right. Here are five shots from this...
by Margaret | Aug 1, 2016 | events, reading, Titbits
Thank you to all the wonderful Readers who came out for the NW Book Festival! It was a BEAUTIFUL sunny DAY, as you can see, and I got to talk to many lovely book-lovers 🙂 Topics included: the Europeans’ love of Harleys the propogandist nature of...