by toby | Jul 20, 2012 | Life
Some people don't take cancer lying down–they kick it in the teeth with a pair of walking shoes. My sister-in-law is training for the Susan B. Komen Three Day Walk. She’s a breast cancer survivor, a rather recent one in fact, and doing this has got her “in the...
by toby | Jul 16, 2012 | The Writing Life
Launching Torch Ginger has brought great reviews and bitten nails. Deeply, badly bitten. It's an ugly habit and flares up like warts when I'm stressed. Upon much reflection, I’ve decided the feeling of launching a new book is like when you send your five year old off...
by toby | Jul 9, 2012 | The Writing Life
I'm leaving a secure state job in a week. I have a permanent employee number, with a month of sick leave and vacation. It's the kind of job people retire with a pension from. I'm leaving it to be a writer. In this economy? With my husband an artist too? (Yes, yes,...
by toby | Jun 30, 2012 | Life
I grew up on Kauai in Hawaii in the 1970’s, a hippie child with few possessions and no TV. I firmly believe that free time in nature along with a lot of reading, provided the right soil for a creative mind. As a kid I made my own board games, built tree forts,...
by toby | Jun 23, 2012 | The Writing Life
So, here's the plan: 1. Answer the following ten questions about a current WIP. 2. Tag five other writers and link their blogs so we can all hop over and read their answers. It's that simple. 1.] What is the title of your book? Torch Ginger. It's called that for a...