March 26, 2024 The Internal Editor is a Benefactor to Help Us Mind Our P’s and Q’s Help me, please. My brain has been hijacked. A new persona has overtaken my mind. You might ask, “Is it one of your characters?”… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
December 24, 2023 A Little Hope for the Holidays and Beyond In today’s hustle and bustle of life, we all need a little hope, a glimmer of light in the darkness that leads us forward…. Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
October 31, 2023 In a Flash: Writing or Reading in Snippets Do Have Healthful Benefits. In our hurried and harried lives, it can be difficult to juggle all the demands thrust upon us. We’re pulled in so many directions,… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
March 26, 2023 If You’re Having a Word Drought, Call in The Muse. There are times in the writing life when words wither like brittle weeds at season’s end. Although these droughts should not come as unexpected,… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
February 27, 2023 Are You Stuck in a Writing Rut? Picture Prompts Can Help. As part of the agenda in my writers’ group, we do a ten-minute free write. This helps to get the writing-brain engaged. Sometimes, we… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
February 11, 2023 Do You Fall into the Too Late Trap? Writers must write. It’s an undisputed fact. In a way, we are like athletes who go through rigorous training in order to hone their… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
January 31, 2023 A Note from The Muse. The Right Advice for the Writing Year. The Muse is an elusive creature, unpredictable at every turn. My own spirited sprite is testament to this fact. She’s been MIA all during… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
October 31, 2022 Are There Skeletons in Your Closet? Several years ago, I wanted to write a very, scary story. So, I looked in my little bag of tricks. But guess what? I… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
October 23, 2022 You Can Hear Ghosts Old farmsteads have history. They tell stories. And, whether you believe in them or not, if you listen and pay attention, you can hear… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...
October 15, 2021 The Other Side of the Door What is it like to be a writer, you ask? To put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and compile the scenes and… Share this:FacebookXLike this:Like Loading...