The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, Snowmageddon, Charcuterie, and Turning 60

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

February 4 question - Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you?

I have re-read my first series, The Circle of Friends. While I would like to do major rewrites and editing, I will admit, the stories still move me. Especially Sarah, Book II. I sent it in to a Writer’s Digest contest and it received high marks for character development.

Getting a chance to re-read and edit the stories for my In Darkness series before its release was priceless. Love it!

* * *

Snowmageddon, Charcuterie, and Turning 60

Yes, it was a pretty snowy morning on Sunday. We got over 10 inches. However, note the bottom left photo. That pile in the snow is my gazebo which had bamboo lattice on three sides with three vines and multiple plants inside. Flattened. We managed to get it up, saved the plants inside, and tied it off. (Other bottom photo.) New metal arches arriving this week to help prop it up. Then we start removing all the shattered metal pieces from the top and bamboo pieces from the back.

The final charcuterie boards for a while as one of our game night friends is having knee surgery this week and we won’t meet again until March.





And, I turn 60 on the 16th. For my 50th, we went to Universal Studios. Would love to go back since they have a new Minion ride, however – the $4,000-5,000 price tag really put me off.

So, instead, we are getting a walk-in shower next month and later on, I get a trip back to The House on the Rock!!!! If you have never been (or ever heard of the place) it is amazing beyond words. Saw it in 1989 and was simply enthralled. Housing the world’s largest carousel (underground!), an infinity room, an organ room, a room with 250+ dollhouses, etc., it is just incredible. Visit the site for more info. For some really great images though, Google what visitors have posted online as the site itself shares few photos.

What is your experience reading over earlier work? Experienced some serious snow this season or ever visited The House on the Rock?