How the Nag Came to be
Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.– Les Brown Today is my seven-month blogiversary. According to an article I read most blogs have a six-month life span and there’s more than 7,000,000 blogs out there. I’m not Continue reading How the Nag Came to be
Rules for Writing a Novel
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” William Somerset Maugham For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.Lynn Abbey My Rules: 1. Plan it.2. Write it.3. Continue reading Rules for Writing a Novel
The Way You Look at the World
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. ~Rainer Maria Rilke Continue reading The Way You Look at the World
Saturday Inspiration
Please write again soon…
Please write again soon. Though my own life is filled with activity, letters encourage momentary escape into others lives and I come back to my own with greater contentment. Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, ‘A Woman of Independent Means’ I love giving Continue reading Please write again soon…
Imagine pizza waffles…
There are no days in life so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of the imagination. Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve always been a fan of Artella, so last month I ordered a hard copy of their creative word Continue reading Imagine pizza waffles…
The Perfect Office Chair
Right now I share my office with the guest bedroom, but I have great plans of what my office would look like if I had a big advance check. First all my books which now occupy a cardboard box would Continue reading The Perfect Office Chair
A Poem Should Just Be
“A poem should not mean but be.Archibald MacLeishAmerican Poet (1892-1982) A good example of this quote is Maria Mazziotti Gillan’s poem today on The Writer’s Almanac, I have been reading a lot of her work lately and loving it. Although Continue reading A Poem Should Just Be
Nana’s Raisin Bread
Even though this has been online for awhile I just realized I never posted it here. Enjoy!Nana’s Raisin Bread