Carla Solomon

We all need it, whether it’s for our body or our mind. I took care of both going to Crystal Lake in Barton, VT. It was, how do they say? Refreshing. Then coffee at a wonderful coffee shop in Hardwick and a minor detour to pick up some bread that’s stone ground fresh and ever…

Growing up, we always spent the last days of summer camping near the Jersey Shore. Both my birthday and one of my sisters were spent there–a Pepperidge Farm cake cut into squares, then triangles so no one got more frosting than anyone else. It was one last fling before the rush of school. Now it’s…

Waterfall, lunch & birthday brownies. That’s a good birthday

After an hour and a half of walking up this… We got here… Did I mention it was 90 degrees and humid? Still worth it.

Have you ever had a teacher or parent who pushed you harder than the others because they thought you had more in you? I hope that’s what my editor is doing. If not, I’m just not that good a writer!

Sometimes I need to prove I can do things on my own. Today I visited my book at Burlington’s Phoenix Books, treated myself to lunch on Church Street, and then ice cream with a view. Now that I’m recharged, it’s back to writing.

I need to write a scary scene for my MG mystery, but I don’t like scaring myself! I’d best leave it for the light of day, versus the dusk that’s falling here in Vermont.

I had 1998 pieces done on my 2K puzzle, but the last 2 wouldn’t fit. Then I realized I’d put a piece in wrong–too soon. And I’d done the same thing in my book. I’d added a clue too early, that was best saved for later. I’m not done fixing it but I’m hoping the…

Thanks to Louella Bryant for a free and informative writer’s workshop yesterday. We talked about place and how to firmly anchor your reader into not just the setting, but also how the character feels about the setting…a nuance I hadn’t really paid attention to before. One character might love the misty, foggy morning because of…

A few major parts done on my puzzle & my book. The puzzle I know how to connect. The book? Time will tell