Hello, 2021!

At the beginning of 2020, I shared some thoughts about Writing Islands: projects floating around in the distance, calling for attention. I’m pleased to say that I actually gave a few of them some attention this past year and accomplished a few of my writing goals. I also attended my very first writer’s conference in 2020. Virtually, of course. And I’ve accumulated a respectable pile of rejection emails. (Sigh!)

Now, here comes 2021. New projects call to me: finish the second draft of a children’...