No Regrets
Will you look back on life and say, “I wish I had”, or “I’m glad I did”?– Zig Ziglar If you have decided that the path of a writer is for you, now is not the time to give up. Continue reading No Regrets
Pizza Elmo for a special someone
I just bought this for a friend’s daughter and she adores it, it may make you crazy but not as crazy as tickle me Elmo, and kids seem to love it.
Again with the Writer’s Block
Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves.~ Paul Theroux Although I’ve been writing almost every day since I started my blog in July, I do have days where nothing works. Other days, poems are produced almost effortlessly and characters pop Continue reading Again with the Writer’s Block
One Man’s Castle
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. ~Henry David Thoreau When I’m feeling the least bit of doubt about continuing on a path of creativity I think about Bishop Castle. Continue reading One Man’s Castle
“Books must be written, not talked”
In a longish life as a professional writer, I have heard a thousand masterpieces talked out over bars, restaurant tables and love seats. I have never seen one of them in print. Books must be written, not talked. Morris L. Continue reading “Books must be written, not talked”
What’s Burning Inside You?
You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. ~Arthur Polotnik There are essays that have been in my head for years but Continue reading What’s Burning Inside You?
Bee Movie Opens Today!
Read, read and then read some more
I hate to be a nag, but you have got to read. Like most authors, I run creative writing workshops from time to time, and speak, when invited to writers’ circles and at summer schools, and I’m continually amazed at Continue reading Read, read and then read some more
Good Reads and Warnings!
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”Dr. Seuss My cousin just invited me to Good Reads which is a social kind of website that allows you Continue reading Good Reads and Warnings!