What do your stories get up to?

Part of the appeal of writing fiction, for me, is imagining what it might be like to live another life. Social structures that would make...

Though none of the jobs I've held since high school have been seasonal, I've never outgrown the anticipation and excitement of summer....

Miss Marple, Nancy Drew, Jessica Fletcher...Have you found the theme? May is Mystery Month! I recently solved the mundane mystery of...

Sometimes personal events occur on / near widely-observed holidays that dim the joy of celebration for an individual. In my household,...

Spring! A season of freshness, birth, hope. March is the month during which Irish American Heritage, Women's History, Music in Our...

Happy Creative Romance Month! I'm unclear on the celebratory traditions, so I've decided to use it as a personal challenge in my writing....

It's a new year! Our tiny orb spinning in space has completed another trek along its path. If you agree with Ralph Waldo Emerson (as I...

Write A Friend month began with a lovely snow in my area, inviting certain expectations regarding winter weather. I feel as though the...

Happy Author's Day! Begin National Novel Writing Month by celebrating yourself and your works, finished or in-progress. Whether you're...

My local stores have filled with ghosts and ghouls and spooky things, a Halloween movie marathon is on my television, and I'm ready to...