As this whirlwind year wraps up, and the tree branches fill with snow, I’m reminding myself that the coming cold months of winter are an opportunity. While I put a final polish on the novel I’ve be writing for the last few years, I’m already looking forward to the next story — and, once again, finding my voice.

I am in awe of words. They are as colorful as paint, as hot as heat, and, in those cherished fleeting moments when you hit your stride, as fluid and thirst quenching as water.

No matter what your creative medium of choice, I wish you time to immerse yourself in it. May 2015 be fulfilling, productive, and peaceful.