Writing Archives - TRINA HOLDEN

Books I Read While Writing a Book

August 21, 2014

My friend, Kristina, taught me that words are like water. Like a well that goes unused for too long, neglecting…

July 19, 2014

My garden was two hopeful raised beds with some found dirt piled in and spread around. My hopes of starting…

June 27, 2014

Ya’ll. The writing life is tough. The fighting off of lies and self doubt to get the words on the page,…

April 28, 2014

We were barreling down the road somewhere in the middle of Oklahoma two summers ago when I heard my phone…

March 25, 2014

The other day Jesse came up to me with a solemn expression and made this confession: “Mom, sometimes when I’m…

November 17, 2013

Since I first found Emily Freeman’s blog 3 years ago, I’ve regularly turned to her words when my soul needs…

September 1, 2013

What do you do when you can’t sleep and are up in the middle of the night nibbling on a…

May 17, 2013

May is always a tricky month for me. I think many of you who live in colder climates can relate….

May 9, 2013

Whoa, the blog has been quiet this week. Had you noticed? No, probably not. But I did, and it was…

April 5, 2013

I’m a bit rusty at this. For four months I’ve funneled most of my writing into the shape of a…

March 26, 2013

It’s still a surprise to me that I wrote a book on fashion. It was totally not my idea. (Here’s…

March 22, 2013

The winter of 2013 was a rough one. Have I mentioned that? I don’t mean to harp, but ya’ll need…

January 19, 2013

Sometimes the doubts come flying so fast, you can’t fight back on your own. You need someone else to speak…

January 4, 2013

Does opportunity thrill you or scare you? I’m usually in the thrill category. Anything new and exciting, I’m on it….

December 27, 2012

(This week I conquered writer’s blog, due in a large part, I know, because of this woman, who gave a…

December 11, 2012

My friend, Kris, tagged me last week in the “Next Big Thing” blog post chain. It was just the kick…