I finally found a writer’s group that met my needs. I looked forward to meeting twice a month. I was generating novel starts and honing my craft. It was an hour drive away and I was able to stay at my parents home in Vanderbilt, Michigan and drive back on Friday morning to teach.  During the summers it gave me an extended week-end away.

This week I learned to my sorrow that the group has disband. It seems many were not able to make the meetings and there weren’t enough of us to keep the group alive. The group moderator stepped down and turned all of his information over to the Arts Council, in hopes that someone would pick up the ball and run with it. I’d volunteer however I do not live locally.

It is so hard to find a group of writers and keep them together. Writers either write faithfully or they treat writing as a lover, putting it on the back burner and taking it out from time to time. Some writers write in the privacy of their home and never communicate with other writers. Some writers are even afraid to admit they are writers. Writing is putting yourself out there for others to criticize. Some find writing to be very private.

I am hoping someone will pick up the dropped ball and get us all back on track. There were some very talented people in our group. I personally found the feed back I got the most helpful.

If you are lucky enough to be a part of a writing group, don’t take them for granted. Make a committment to them and to yourself. Attend the meetings.

Happy writing all.

      As many of you know I have been trying to help my daughter, Jamie, buy a new home. Well we finally gave up looking. It just wasn’t going to work. Due to some unforseen circumstances, Jamie and her husband were able to find a home and are in the process of buying it. Their offer was accepted yesterday. They are getting their current abode packed up and ready for a move in the next month.

     I know there will be some kind of story to tell once they are all moved in. The kids are being given free rain on the decorating of their rooms. The last I heard my granddaughter was planning two walls of shocking teal and two walls of a green color. She also wants polka dots on the walls. My grandson has not decided yet what he wants. He thought he wanted a jungle and spiderman. Doable if you work at it. He is not sure now what he wants. He is not real keen on this move as he is leaving the only home he has ever known.

    I am busy with the start of a new school year. I have six preparations this year. So that is keeping me busy. My goal for the year is to keep my desk clear and organized. For anyone who has ever seen my desk during a school year you will know this is a huge task.  Each class gets it’s own folder for lesson plans and any work I need to pass out.

    Our district is facing an unforseen budget crisis. So, we are all looking for options. It is going to be a long year as the teachers have no contract and lay-offs could be looming for those low on the totem pole. I am just going to do my best and pray that things will work out.

   In the meantime I am looking for speaking engagements. I speak to high schools on writing, also community colleges. I speak to parent groups, teens, and pre-teens. Be sure to check my site for the contact number.

 Happy reading.

I have finally finished my untitled book. It is a psychological thriller. I have it on good authority it is my best book yet. While I thought I had the perfect title, I did an amazon.com search and learned that 100,316 people also thought it was a good title. So, I am still on a title search. I have several chapters yet that are in the revision stage and then I am going to see about submitting it to a publisher. Wish me luck.

And thank the great people at MonkeyCMedia who are working desperately to get me into the right blogging network. It’s been a lot of trial and error on my part, but we are finally there.

Happy reading.