I just got word that one of my poems has been selected to be included in the summer 2010 issue of The Tule Review, published by the Sacramento Poetry Center. Just so you know, I’m not a poet. I got lucky on this one. I wrote it in my Structure and Style class at UCDavis Extension. […]
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What are the Chances?
I must write and post this blog today. Tomorrow it will be too late. The sentiment will not be the same by then. Because then I’ll know… My husband and I are taking off in the morning, to a local casino. I told him I needed a distraction, BIG TIME. “Get me out of here,” […]
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Oh the innocence of the budding writer! Between the entry fee (somewhere around $20, I believe) and the postage (no electronic transmissions back then), I was a bit poorer for the experience. But I learned an important lesson: There are plenty of writers out there who have not only written novels, but have put in […]
A Word from My Protagonist
Inspiration for Between Will and Surrender, in the words of protagonist Marjorie Veil. Dear Reader, My name is Marjorie Veil Sunwalker. Margaret Duarte, the writer of this novel, believes she has created me. She believes she has made up the events and details of my journey. What she doesn’t realize is that I have been […]
The First One Over the Line / Creative Writing
Kate Asche, associate director of Arts and Humanities at UC Davis Extension, just e-mailed me that my Creative Writing Certificate was being processing in the dean’s office. I will be the program’s first graduate, “The first one over the line.” To be quite honest, I can’t wait to get my hands on that document. I […]
