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Biologist or Musical Theater Star?

Written by Drusilla on May 10th, 2012

The question I’m asking myself today is this: what will I be when I grow up? A biologist or a star in musical theater?

Filed under Life Matters | Tags: Biology, Drusilla Campbell, Musical Star, Question of the Day, The Social Conquest of Earth

The Five Stages of Backache

Written by Drusilla on April 25th, 2012

Backache.
Thanks to Pilates and good luck, I’ve never suffered much from this common complaint. When I have, I’ve channeled Allison, my Pilates mentor of almost ten years, and focused on making my core do its job. But this time, nothing has worked. I’ve had no alternative but to move through the Five Stages of Backache.

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Filed under Life Matters | Tags: Backache, Bad Back, Drusilla Campbell, Five Stages of Backache

Space

Written by Drusilla on April 12th, 2012

I was surprised to learn yesterday that Earth is not the only blue planet in our solar system. Neptune is also blue but more like an opal than a marble. The blue is methane which for snorkeling and pearl diving purposes is not as good as water. A walk in the rain would be painful. But farther out, in other solar systems there are other planets, there must be…. So what and who cares?

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Filed under Life Matters | Tags: Drusilla Campbell, last world, Neptune, new world, space

Just an Ordinary Woman

Written by Drusilla on April 5th, 2012

I met a woman the other day who had read my books and after praising them generously, she went on to tell me that she could never write fiction because she was “just an ordinary woman.” She said more, but I got stranded back where she said she was “just an ordinary woman.” Well, let’s hear it for all the ordinary women who cook the meals and brush the dogs and – yes, it’s true — write the novels.

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Filed under Life Matters, Writing | Tags: Drusilla Campbell, Ordinary Woman, writing

Temptations

Written by Drusilla on March 25th, 2012

There are so many temptations that lure me away from my work.
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Filed under Life Matters, Writing | Tags: Distractions, Drusilla Campbell, Honor and Glory, Temptations

In Praise of Mini-Vacations

Written by Drusilla on February 11th, 2012

Sometimes living in San Diego can feel claustrophobic. I feel trapped between the vast snarl of Los Angeles, the Pacific Ocean, the desert and Mexico. It’s a good minivacation when we go north of L.A. Almost immediately the landscape begins to change. The oak trees get bigger and more like something out of Tolkien. In the fields and wild places, the plant life is greener and thicker and less likely to have thorns on its stems or prickles at the tips of its leaves. Just coming to Ojai, less than two hundred miles from home, is a terrific getaway.

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Filed under Books, Life Matters | Tags: Bart's Books, Drusilla Campbell, Ojai, Vacation

Late, late, late

Written by Drusilla on February 5th, 2012

Why do I do this to myself? I know tomorrow will be a busy day but nevertheless, after spending the afternoon and evening at a fun Super Bowl party where I discovered Tequila Lime Chicken Wings, I have stayed up way beyond my bedtime playing Bookworm. I’ve reached the level of Publisher Emeritus and my eyes are crossing.

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Filed under Life Matters | Tags: Bookworm, Drusilla Campbell, sleep, Staying up late, Words with Friends

Enjoying the In-Between

Written by Drusilla on January 31st, 2012

The first draft of HONOR AND GLORY is with my editor at Grand Central and I’m waiting for her revision notes. It’s a pleasant change not to be worried about a deadline at the moment, though having a line in the sand helps me be productive. Inside me there’s still a fourth grader who wants to please her teacher.

But for the next few days, I can wake up slowly and think about the day ahead.

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Filed under Family & Friends, Life Matters | Tags: Drusilla Campbell, Free Time, Going through files, In Between Drafts