Author: tinafriesen
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5 Everyday Things…
Being married to a man who roasts coffee, does the dishes and puts the sourdough bread in the oven before I get up on the weekend. Then he cooks breakfast for us and sits down and calls his mother.
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My Novel is Out. Yay!
After 28 years I completed and published my novel, From a Distance. Available on Amazon today! There’s a little story behind the cover. I decided to try Fiverr. Someone said you had to get an experienced person to do your cover so I found someone who had 4000+ reviews and…
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Where to find my more recent articles
I have moved my writing over to Substack. Thank you for reading! I would be delighted to see you support my work by subscribing to my Substack blog, Another View.
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Is true love and happiness just the carrot dangled in front of us?
The possibility that we can find true love and happiness is the carrot dangled in front of us. It is the promise in every romantic comedy. We would be disappointed if it wasn’t. However, real life begs the question of whether we have placed our faith in fairytales. I know…
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When You Face Resistance as a Writer
Does anyone else ever feel like all hell breaks loose once you set a goal? Recently I determined to spend a minimum of two hours each day on my novel. Since then my computer broke down and I was required to order a new one. We had “smoke week” here…
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My New Computer Arrived Yesterday – caps don’t work on my old one
my new computer is not available for use, yet. my husband, thankfully, is setting it up for me. i use scrivener for my writing files. we were able to get a 45 percent discount on the updated version, but had to hunt down a receipt, take a screen shot, email…
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Writing Progress Report
In a recent post I stated my intention of applying the most basic rule to my writing, being “get her done.” In other words, get in my chair and write, daily. I set a goal of two hours a day. I have averaged pretty close to that, however, most of…
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