It is 5:15 a.m. on a rainy, dreary day in Iowa this morning, and I’m…excited! In an hour, after a couple of cups of coffee and getting dressed, I’ll be on the road to my first-ever writer’s conference in Cedar Falls, the town where I met and married my husband, had a few babies, and [...]
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Gone AWOL
Posted in writing, tagged writer's conference on June 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Artistic Talent, Wherefore Art Thou?
Posted in drawing, writing, tagged art, craft of writing on May 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“If you had the talent once, you still have it. You just have to keep practicing, or you lose it.” These wise words came from my artistic young nephew Ben yesterday as he and his equally gifted brother Garrett set up their projects for a homeschool art show being held today. Viewing their intricate drawings, watercolor paintings [...]
Alone Again, Naturally
Posted in writing, tagged alone time, solitude, writing on April 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
~ I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind~Albert Einstein ~ I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. ~Henry David Thoreau People pay good money for a writing retreat; I reminded myself [...]
The Muse, The Mother, and Kenny G
Posted in death, writing, tagged grief, mother's death, writing on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me. A mother, after all, is your entry into the world. She is the shell in which you divide and become a life. Waking up in a world without her is like waking up in a world [...]
The Essence of a Writer in 300 words or less…
Posted in writing, tagged writing on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In 300 words or less, describe how writing encompasses your life. This was for a “writing calendar” which sadly did not come to fruition in time for a 2011 publication. This was my submission, coming in at 296 words. If you recognize yourself in this, maybe you, too, are a writer, and you just don’t [...]
The Muse and the Memories
Posted in writing, tagged inspiration, memory book, mother, muse, writing on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I had the most enjoyable little talks with my Dad in his workshop where we talked about woodworking, looking over his latest projects. He was so happy when I started woodcarving-he told me the Weis’s were always good with woodworking and some ancestors in Germany were woodcarvers. After Dad’s death, it seemed he was observing [...]
Upcoming Speaking Engagement
Posted in writing, tagged speech on March 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Learning a Writing Way of Life Presentation by local author. Monday, March 21: Learning a Writing Way of Life @ 6:30 pm., James Kennedy Public Library, 320 First Ave. E, Dyersville, Iowa. Mary Potter Kenyon will discuss what she has learned in her 20 years of writing on Monday, March 21, 2011, at 6:30 pm [...]
Little Secrets
Posted in writing, tagged creativity, mother, writing on February 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“…anything that stretches the mind is a help to the potential author.” — Madeleine L’Engle (A Circle of Quiet) “Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one’s own.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own [...]
Caution~ Artist at Work
Posted in writing, tagged writing on February 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I went there on the pretense that I needed time alone to write. Where else could I go on a Sunday afternoon? The library was closed and my favorite area restaurant was as well. And let’s face it, that Chapter Eleven that I‘ve been putting off forever (I’d even skipped it to finish chapter 12) [...]
When the Muse runs dry…
Posted in writing, tagged coffee mug, writing life on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The writing life can be difficult sometimes. We wait for acceptances, dread rejections, and get stuck in the middle of a chapter. Sometimes it takes something pretty big to massage our muse and jumpstart our writing. Like a beautiful solid oak desk that we purchased at a garage sale. Or our first check and article framed and hanging on the wall by [...]
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