Top Jobs of Modern Writers
Great blog post by Robert Lee Brewer for all of my writer friends who are looking for work!
The Art and Heart of Essay Writing
A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out. Virginia Woolf I am going to put “learn how to write Continue reading The Art and Heart of Essay Writing
Daily Writing
Nothing is so often irretrievably missed as a daily opportunity. Marie von Ebner- Eschenbach Although my words might not make it to my blog I’m a daily writer…whether it’s a couple of lines scribbled on an envelope or a rewrite of an Continue reading Daily Writing
Robert Frost’s Grave
“Visiting Frost’s Grave” by Patricia Fargnoli from ChiefFallingLeaf on Vimeo.
22 Things I Learned From Submitting Writing
Great post on one of my favorite topics! Submitting Your Writing!
Writing With Emotion
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. James Michener This is another post about flat writing. Why? Because so many writers fail to add depth to their writing, it sits Continue reading Writing With Emotion
The Sound of 36 Pines
“The sound of 36 pines side by side surrounding/the yard and swaying all night like individual hymns is the sound/of water, which is the oldest sounds/the first sound we forgot.” Li-Young Lee, Water If it’s possible to wear out a Continue reading The Sound of 36 Pines
Vintage Christmas Cat Postcards
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. Laura Ingalls Wilder I spent about an hour yesterday at The City Continue reading Vintage Christmas Cat Postcards
Christmas Cookies
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. Norman Vincent Peale It’s hard to think about Christmas without thinking about Christmas cookies and Italian cookie trays. Saveur has a wonderful cookie advent Continue reading Christmas Cookies
How Else Could We Discover the Stars?
I haven’t a clue as to how my story will end. But that’s all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, you don’t conclude that the road has vanished. And how else could we Continue reading How Else Could We Discover the Stars?