Oh goodness, where am I now? Physically, I am sitting on a broken chair at my writing desk. My knees aren't aching, but my hip hurts. Don't know why, but it is. Getting older when you have lived an interesting life isn't easy. It is hard to get old. It is hard to deal with …
Category: A writer’s life
Meds are not a Failure
Photo by Markus Spiske temporausch.com on Pexels.com A little over year ago, I went back on medication for anxiety and depression. It wasn't a hard decision. I was crying in my office, seeing a therapist and trying not to break down pretty much daily. There was a lie I had committed myself to that I …
The Idea Machine
Where do you get your ideas?Simple, I have a machine in my house built from spare parts found on the side of the road and at yard sales that I crank up whenever I am in need of an idea. The crank is the most important part. The ones from Victrola's are the best.
Leaving
When I was a child, I sat on the edge of a single bed and listened as my father told me how he was going on a business trip. He never came back. He was, in fact, moving out. The nuclear family I had been born into died that day. The funeral was the day …
Finishing
The best writing advice that I have taken from heart to practice is to finish what I start. Currently, that means finishing a second edition of my first book, Blood Child (with the help of a fabulous editor), working on the rewrites of another project and finishing many of the books I started to read …
No More Resolutions
Let's stop pretending that they work for everyone. Or that they are a great idea to change our bad habits. Let's start getting smart about the things we want to change or need to accomplish. 2020 threw everyone for a loop. Over 1.78 million people have died worldwide. The plans that we had for the …
Three Lessons for the New Year
The End of 2020 The days and hours of 2020 are coming to an end. But, before you get on your knees to welcome 2021, remember it isn't over. The horrors of this year aren't going to evaporate at the stroke of midnight. The virus will still be with us even while the vaccine gives …
Pennies on the Ground
Coming into work, I saw a penny on the ground. It was tails up, bad luck. But then the words of one of my godfather's rung in my ears, "Who am I tell the universe that I don't need money?" Or abundance. So I picked it up That penny sat on my desk at home …
The Writer and Balance
The days have grown dramatically shorter in my mountain home. The sun was setting as we walked the dogs. The Autumn Equinox is upon us and it at this time of year that I think of what I will banish my from my life. The idea is to banish something in the fall that holds …
The Writer and the Stress Monster
The start of school this year as been harder than usual. I haven't gotten much writing done in the last five weeks. I haven't gotten much done at all. No going to the gym, keeping up with family or working around the house. I go in early and I leave late and nothing seems to …
Lucinda Rose 