Fall, 2026

It’s always been my preference to write fiction with pen and paper, and ideally by candlelight. But typing ideas that weave themselves into storylines is such a convenience, eh? And so portable…. It makes it easy to work during layovers at the airport midst my travels for the expos, city to city.

Back at home, I am in the process of organizing what I like to call my little haven office – it’s a small room tucked in the finished basement. Quiet, dark (a little musty, honestly)…. It’s a nook of my world that lends itself to candlelight, coziness and the kind of intimacy I prefer when weaving tales. I hope I nudge myself to use it more often soon – perhaps this Fall and through the Winter, with the pellet stove outside the doorway glowing – that focal point of radiating warmth a companion of sorts to the experience.

Indeed, something of the process by which I write is as nourishing as the writing itself.