The Writing Nag

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” Mark Twain I will probably be posting this evening as Continue reading Getting Ahead by Getting Started→

“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”Arnold Bennett After a red-eye from Denver to JFK and a 3-hour layover, a quick flight brought me to Burlington where I took a one-hour cab Continue reading Arrived in Vermont→

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes. ~Carl SandburgI just found out that my poem is one of 12 finalists at Artella, one of my favorite sites! If you vote for one of the poems you get a free ebook Continue reading Get A Free e-Book From Artella!→

“Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to Continue reading An escape from emotion→

The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.–John le Carre

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.Edward Gibbon (1737 – 1794) Last year around this time, I started my very first manuscript. In April, I Continue reading First Book Graveyard..be very afraid!→

“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”Arthur Somers Roche In one week I will be starting my journey to Burlington, Vermont. I have Continue reading Countdown to Vermont→

O.k. I admit it this is very much a chick-flick but I loved it and may need to watch it again, the play of language and the acting were brilliant. The idea of a woman making a living as an Continue reading Independent Thought→