The Artistic Life

Productivity in the Cole house is through the roof. Annie has 2 YouTube channels, Max & Mark Adam have one too. Matthew is in a theatr...

Ruth 1:16b " Where you go I will go,  and where you stay I will stay.  Your people will be my people  and your God my God." ...

" It’s generally understood that many fiction writers have a semi-autobiographical protagonist in their first books." Joanna P...

My book is only $2.99 on Kindle . It is hard to 'give' a digital gift, so why not print this image out and put it in a Christmas...

My book, Gala , is a loose re-telling of the story of Ruth. If you remember, in the Bible, Ruth is a new widow in search of security, iden...

I am a visual person. I have to 'see' something to fully believe or grasp concepts or stories. Even in my writing I have to 'see...

I did it. Finally. I took my guts in my hands and published my novel . I ordered a copy of it on Sunday, right after it was published a...

All edits are in, thank you Nicole, reviews are complete and I am almost ready to publish this book! I know it has taken me longer than...

Matthew and Reese looking to the future My son had a school project - to create a shield that represents America in the future. He and h...

This week I will get closer to uploading my book, Gala, to Amazon and get my proof. Yep. I'm going to do it, even though I have had mo...

I had a month away from home. A month at my old home. The place where I grew up. With my family. And now - jet lag. Appreciation of wha...

Waiting to fly Once I took a class on hospitailty. The leader said something that rang true with me - basically, that your guest will ...

" It is the year 2053, 19 year old Gala has lost almost everything - her parents, her husband, her belief in the dictatorship of N...

I went to school in the 70s and 80s in Ireland and I think there was some kind of progressive experiment going on because we didn't s...

This is a lovely photo of my 10 year old, not related to anything! There are a lot of people like me in America today. So what am I? - C...

For Kindle you just have to have a book cover, but for the print book you need a back cover too. Tonight, I downloaded my book's full ...

Farwell, Texas by Shona Cole 1992 Images can inspire words. I have always first been a visual person. I can only learn something if...

Photo credit - Sophia Cole, my talented niece People can only read something if they have heard of it! Obvious enough. But for people ...

Photo by Laura Cole, 10 Essentially, writing here I am piggybacking on my old blog. I am writing about art still - but now the written k...

I was considering a cover for my book and I discovered this universe of pre-made book covers! Yes, there are photographers/designers o...