Tonight, we studied the first sixteen pages of The Puma Years by Laura Coleman and accompanied her into the living, breathing jungle.
Plus, we learned the significance of the spider on the front cover when Coleman encountered a black, teacup-sized arachnid with yellow fangs living in the loo. Oh my!
Writing a moment – Getting Ready to Write I walk to my loft desk area and set down the word “Happy”, etched into the glaze over the shape of a heart on my ceramic mug. I plop my butt solidly on the fabric of my desk chair. The wheels scrape softly over the plastic matt as I pull up close in socked feet. Then I curl my ankles up under me, “Indian style”, and set my spine straight. The aroma of warm coffee wafts up my nose before I sip the comforting goodness. On the monitor before me, I search and… Read more »
“That’s a really big hole!” Ha ha – Julie’s feedback on the bathroom scene! Great discussion by the group. I appreciate these recordings so much when I am unable to attend the live session. You are all my tribe – is what I feel when I hear these reflections from everyone. How did any of us do what we did in our twenties?! This author allows me to feel a new kind of freedom in writing style. No chapter numbers or names, its ok. Going on and on describing a scene, these scenes needed that depth of description. When circumstances… Read more »