by Nancy Massand | Jun 15, 2021 | Inspiration
What divides you from people you used to love? Or maybe even people you still love? The wounds of broken relationships cut deep, and grief or hurt can sever the strongest bonds. You pull away to avoid further injury. Or you build walls to protect yourself from...
by Nancy Massand | Apr 11, 2019 | Writing
Listen to your critics? Who’d want to do that? What I’d much rather hear is, “Wow, that’s really good!” You just submitted your latest draft to your critique group. Or your writing class. You bask in their praise. You are an author! Then...
by Nancy Massand | Mar 6, 2019 | Inspiration
One morning while reading the Bible, I came upon a puzzling perspective in Psalm 139:5. It said, “You hem me in behind and before.” Sounds so confining! I checked another translation, and the KJV was even more problematic: “You beset me!”...
by Nancy Massand | Mar 6, 2019 | Inspiration
I made this rag doll for my daughter when she was a little girl, over thirty years ago. Over the years I must have made dozens of them, no two alike. The poem is an oldie from my college days, but it still makes me smile. We fashion our creations in our image, whether...
by Nancy Massand | Mar 3, 2019 | Inspiration
“So what was the inspiration for your book?” I was sitting next to an editor during a gathering of romance writers. Don’t even ask. Let’s say it was kind of a dare. Give me a medieval unicorn hunt any day, I used to say. A little fantasy, a bit of magic–now that’s a...
