My 2019 #Wordoftheyear and a lesson from Luciano Pavarotti Years ago, in Larry Moss’s acting class, he told of an interview with Luciano Pavarotti. Someone had asked about his discipline in building and caring for his voice and he replied, … Read More
It’s time to both end and begin. I love Christmas! Seems to be an inherited trait and while I know there were times in both my parent’s lives when Christmas might not have been perfect, each one they spent together … Read More
Everything needs to happen in an instant doesn’t it? At least we want it to. One of the lessons of breast cancer was to ask the question, ”Where do I want to be in 2 years?” Not in an hour, … Read More
On a work trip…My Blog will be back next week so in the meantime take a look at this post from last year at this time about why you should Write In your favorite genre And then go get … Read More
Will you keep writing after NaNoWriMo? I will. The month flew by for me, and, while I had great intentions, I have to admit I got off track with my writing. Even while I was encouraging you. There was a fire. … Read More
I have written about gratitude before. I have written about how it can be for a simple thing like lip balm clear up to gratitude for health and wellbeing. Beginning your day with gratitude is a guarantee of a better … Read More
How do I get my kid to read? Many times over the years I have been asked about how to encourage kids to read. This becomes especially vital with boys –studies have shown that if they stop reading for fun … Read More
For my #NaNoWriMo folks– both first drafters and rewriters out there–go grab my 25 questions here: 25 Questions. This will also pop you onto my mailing list which includes some writing exercises at the start and then my once a month … Read More
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is almost here. I will not be partaking in the normal manner. I am not beginning a novel from scratch but am editing and rewriting instead. However there is so much ENERGY surrounding NaNoWriMo that … Read More
The picture above is from the only time I entered a Halloween pumpkin contest. Thanks to the American Girl Sled and a dog costume I felt good about my efforts. (Mind you, this was in the past 10 years or … Read More