by Connie Connally | May 22, 2014 | Writing
The main reason I haven’t written on this blog in so long is that I have been doing homework. Seriously. In spite of being well outside the traditional college demographic (here I am referencing my gray hairs and my 4-going-on-5 grandchildren), I am back in... by Connie Connally | Dec 6, 2013 | Life, Writing
In my last post, I said that people often tell me that they think they should write a book but they just can’t get around to it. They say this as though they feel guilty. I don’t think there is anything to feel guilty about. And in my last post I gave several valid... by Connie Connally | Nov 26, 2013 | Writing
When people find out that I do creative writing, fairly often they will say to me, “I’ve been thinking of doing that, but ___________.” Or, “I have an idea for a book, but __________.” And they tell me some reason why they haven’t... by Connie Connally | Oct 26, 2013 | Life
My husband and I recently spent about a week-and-a-half in in Abancay, Peru, visiting our son Brendan, daughter-in-law Erin and new grandson Oliver. We travel to Peru about once a year these days because Brendan and Erin live there as missionaries, high in the Andean... by Connie Connally | Oct 3, 2013 | Life
In recent years as I’ve practiced the art of writing, I’ve found it significant to hear from other artists—not only writers, but musicians and visual artists as well—about the creative process. All of us are affected by our own experiences, by the places we’ve lived,...