Where do I begin? At the beginning of course! Before I even got to January 1st I decided that social media and blogging had to be put into a schedule. That would be the only way I could reach my … Read More
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
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
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
Recently I came across this quote from my father. “The art of creation is the art of skillful selection.” At the time I didn’t know how far this quote would take me. I found myself coming back to it time … Read More
Here is the first of my “what’s on my bookshelf” Series. The first part is also on Instagram but please read on for the rest of today’s bookshelf. I have no idea if I could ever do every shelf in … Read More