This past weekend, I spent considerable time on my About Me page and blog posts reflecting on my work on a Ph.D., and simultaneous immersion in the world…… Read more “Synchronicity”
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De Lint’s Newford Stories
I came across an interview with Charles De Lint in which he describes how the setting of his Newford Stories came to be. Since it has similarity…… Read more “De Lint’s Newford Stories”
Female Alchemist
I just took the daring step of attaching my depth article The Alchemical Coniunctio of Individuation: Inner Change during a Ph.D. Program As Seen Through Dreams, in…… Read more “Female Alchemist”
Reflection on the Book Process
Today my oldest friend—since third grade—wrote to me that I must feel proud to be finished and have my book published. I had to think, do I…… Read more “Reflection on the Book Process”
Sparked from Mongolia
Photo by Jericho Burg A friend posted today about her current situation teaching at a university in Mongolia. She shared that she’s been teaching as a part-time “temporary”…… Read more “Sparked from Mongolia”
Research in Wales!
In one month, I will at last head to Aberystwyth to research medieval Welsh at the university for the phrases I use in the book, Braided Dimensions,…… Read more “Research in Wales!”
The Reader
In the first years of working on my novel, Braided Dimensions, I shared it with fellow women writers. Several years into it, I shared some chapters with…… Read more “The Reader”
Who calls editing exciting?
Me! I’m having a first-time experience of someone reading my entire first fantasy fiction novel within five days. This is after working on it for six years, meeting with writing…… Read more “Who calls editing exciting?”
Lausanne 2006
This post relates to the dream I shared in “Why I Write.” In the sixth year of my Ph.D. program (see About me), having completed my dissertation, I…… Read more “Lausanne 2006”
Why I Write
My aim in fantasy writing is to know I have a readership, even if small. I love the idea of sharing the delight of magical realms with others who also…… Read more “Why I Write”
