The writing retreat was meant to be an opportunity to work on my next novel: to write uninhibited and let the story flow; to get lost in words. But I arrived with one suitcase full of clothes, a fan, a few books, some snacks and a shit-load of feelings. When I opened up the laptop […]
Power of Persuasion
2018 is barely through month two, the second month, the one with the fewest days but the shortest tempers. In Northern New England we all get a bit grumpy in February, because its still winter. The snow becomes ice, the ice becomes rain and mud and we know that it will be two more months […]
For the love of sports… or… how I find time to write fiction.
Crisp, sunny autumn in New England, my favorite season, and not just because there are vibrant canopies over winding back roads. I adore everything about this time of year, including football, hunting, and hockey. If you truly know me, then you are scratching your head and wondering if I drank too much dandelion wine at […]
Aesop Lake
Source: Aesop Lake
How to be an Ally… Join the Conversation
Source: How to be an Ally… Join the Conversation
The Hungry Wolf & The Lamb: The First Fable in Aesop Lake
A wolf was drinking from a river when he happened to spy a lamb lapping up a little water downstream. “Oh yes,” said the wolf to himself. “There is my supper! All I need is a good excuse to get it. Then I will have both my food and my water!” “Hey there! Little Lamb! […]
When every word counts…
Every spare moment these days I am editing: playing with words on the page, selecting phrases, deleting paragraphs, disentangling dialogue and aiming for the ultimate goal of a completed novel. In November 2016, while at a writing retreat I was invited to participate in a national contest called Pitch Week. I jumped in with an […]
I Dedicate My Yoga Session To You…
Saturday mornings my husband and I go to yoga class. An hour of stretching, breathing, waking up our bodies, minds and spirits. Almost every morning that we attend I lay in bed at 7am and think, “its so warm under the covers” and contemplate rejecting the whole plan. As winter has progressed, the days colder […]
Creating Fiction That Mirrors Life
I spent my first day of a 6-day writing retreat shell-shocked over the election outcome. While I should have been hanging out with Leda, Jonathan and Marcia (the characters in my new novel, Aesop Lake), instead I was holed up in my room watching HRC give her concession speech, feeling distraught that my daughters now […]
Words of marital wisdom for my friend’s daughter…
Twenty-two years of marriage has earned me a place at the table of a bride-to-be. In lieu of a bridal shower she has asked for five women with years of marital experience to share our sage advice with her. Presumably we all have stuck through our relationships because we are still in love, we […]
Sarah Ward 