by Olivia | Jun 27, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
I like to tell people the titles of my new books. I just don’t always know the titles. Here’s how it goes. A writer pulls her hair out trying to come up with a zinger of a title that will grab an agent or editor’s attention. Then you sell the project—which may or may...
by Olivia | Jun 25, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Old notes follow you around. I had this note about bindweed written in a small notebook for about a year. Then I ripped it out of the notebook and put it in a folder in my office for a long time. I keep looking at it. It’s about bindweed. I made the note one day after...
by Olivia | Jun 22, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
One lazy Sunday afternoon Mom and I were talking about some recent event in the news. I can’t say we really knew much about it. I can well imagine Mom on her chair on the lanai, waving her hand as she said, “If they don’t print it up on the sky over...
by Olivia | Jun 20, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Over the winter I had a short-term job. I signed on for seven months with an organization producing textbooks. The project was mid-stream, and the commitment was just until the books went to press. I’ve been away for a couple of months now. Last week the printed books...
by Olivia | Jun 18, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
Don’t scroll past the photo! I’m writing this post because I love this photo. These are two of my sister’s kids in their dog’s cage a couple of years ago. (Yes, he’s a big dog, a curious, friendly yellow lab. He takes up the whole cage now.) I stayed with my sister...
