As writers, we’re always looking for writing triggers to get those creative juices flowing. Today, I have two books for you to consider: The Observation Deck, A Tool Kit for Writers, by Naomi Epel, and The Pocket Muse, by Monica Wood. The Observation Deck comes in a box with a 160 page book on writing strategies and 50 cards to […]
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If You Start a Blog and No One Reads it, Does it Exist?
Can something exist without being perceived? An article on Wikipedia, If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, does it create a sound? states: “Today meta-physicians are split. According to substance theory, a substance is distinct from its properties” (the tree makes a sound and therefore exists), “while the bundle theory says an object is […]
Finding My Voice : The Elusive Key
It’s almost laughable, isn’t it, that we writers struggle to find our own voice? Our voices come out loud and clear during our every waking moment, while we’re talking to family and friends. And then when we sit down to write. IT’S GONE! It’s like another personality takes over, the one that was always trying to impress the teachers […]
Your Book is Coming Out, Are You Ready to Promote?
I watched a YouTube video a while back titled “Your Book’s Coming Out. Are You Ready to Rock?”, which is no longer available, but it really hit home. It featured an author talking to his agent on the phone about the release of his new book. The agent asked the author how he planned to publicize his book. […]
Listing Post Titles in Blogger Scroll Box
For months, I searched the Internet for a resource that would show me how to list my Post Titles in the sidebar of my now defunct Blogger blog. My Label List was getting out of hand, plus it didn’t give my readers a handle on what my archived posts were about. With the over 1600 gadgets Blogger offers for the sidebar, […]
Light Master Teachers
In an article titled A sprig of verbena and the gifts of a great teacher, Kathleen Parker of the Washington Posts Writers Group wrote about light master teachers who “hit the light switch and change one’s life.” For Kathleen it was James Gasque, an 11th grade English teacher, who stood up for her in class when her […]
