Mountain Climbing Prior to starting my last year of high school I went to camp as a counsellor. In the end, they put me in the tripping staff. We would…
When November rolled around last week, I wasn’t ready. Another National Novel Writing Month was about to begin, and I wasn’t ready. I can throw a dozen excuses out there,…
I was newly married and visiting friends for Shabbat. Their four-year-old son had a friend over in the afternoon to play. My husband, Noach, has always loved children and there…
Such a variety of people can all be waiting for the same thing. Whether it is a doctor's office, a law office or the airport, the opportunities for different people…
The great thing about a new month is the ability to turn the page.How can we be brave enough to cease the opportunity?THREE MONTHS!Yikes! That is a long time.At first…
Although not an actual picture of my kitchen, this is the current state of my drop ceiling. There is a slow leak from the neighbors above me. We have spoken…
Last week, I read a book of short stories. Although a number of them were very well written, three in particular had me rolling my eyes and/or facepalming. A reaction…
Fiction is rooted in reality. Human nature is always human nature. And fiction needs to explore that to be believable. In addition, starting with a seed of reality helps push…
Recently, I received the following email: Can you recommend a writing course for me? I want to learn how to write fiction / biography. My gut reaction was, “I can’t…
Wherever You Are took me 15 years(!) to complete from initial idea to publication. I began writing just after my oldest daughter was born and finally held the printed book…
Sara’s Character Toolkit: 5 essential tools to craft characters that readers love and love to hate!
