Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: She Writes

  • What Electrifies You?

    Author Gayle Brandeis posed that question on SheWrites last month. “What electrifies you? What gets your heart pumping? What takes your breath away? What makes the hair on your arms stand up on end?” I answered… Dancing, which I do as often as possible, even to the extent that I missed talking to a lot…

  • Looking Back, Looking Forward

    "A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." ~ Thomas Mann If that's so, then I'm definitely a writer. There are times when writing isn't just difficult for me – it's pure hell. But other times it's heaven, and that's why I stand here in January of…

  • At times

    With mere minutes to spare (I thought) I hit the send button, catapulting my She Writes submission just under the deadline wire.  Turns out I had four hours left – Tom and I both weren't thinking straight on the Pacific vs. East Coast time thing – but that's okay. If I'd known I had the…

  • A Good Monday – Writing and (news of) Weddings

    Today is Monday, isn't it? I've already lost track. I neglected so much today – I'm behind on emails, Facebook and reading my favorite blogs, as well as laundry and… well, everything. But it's for a good reason: I spent the day writing… specifically re-writing the beginning pages of my book for the "We Love…