I’ve been spending a great deal of time reading and reviewing other people’s blogs, a labor of love and, sometimes, money. I know you think what I’m about to say next: since I’ve been wrapped up in other people’s blog projects, that’s why I’ve been neglecting my own. Not true. I regularly neglect free…
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from cereal box to serial comma: how Oprah killed my writer’s dreams
The Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop is coming up in April, and there are four scholarships available for writers who win their writing contest. I’d really like attend the workshop, so I set aside my fear of writing contests and entered this one, my first judged submission in three years. Linking it up with lovelinks, my…
the strangest urge to write
But then I took another sip of my coffee, and the feeling passed. My confidence as a short story writer took a knock-out punch about six years ago, and I never recovered. Tonight, sitting on my bed after a day of holiday shopping and while watching Care Bears to the Rescue, a few characters tried…
I was waiting until I had gathering photos to post, then said aw, forget it
I don’t even think I’m taking my big camera this year to my mom’s. It needs cleaning and repair and a little extra loving. So I’m sending it home with Q this weekend. You didn’t know we also share custody of our most expensive doo dad, did you? Do people still say doo dad? I…
top three tips for working from home without going crazy
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