This weekend I will go on my first writing retreat. As we know, it's hard for me to believe that I am a "writer." I sometimes feel like a cat in a dog suit. So this is my chance to finally believe myself. I will be attending Highlights Foundation's Unworkshop. I don't quite remember what …
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Cheap Courage Giveaway!
I'm having a giveaway to celebrate my 365th consecutive writing day (and first rest day)! Scroll down to see the prizes and how to enter. GRAND PRIZE - A Writer's Essentials Pack Stephen King's On Writing, Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, and a 3 pack of my favorite size of Moleskines. RUNNER-UP - A One …
The Victim of a Busy Mind
I want to do everything. This year I discovered that I can change my life to become one in which writing is a large part of it. Now that I have the time and energy to do this the ideas are flowing, but not in the same vein. I am a melting mountaintop depositing little …
Independence on Fire Island – Travel Blog #1
In the 2013 edition of Best American Travel Writing, Elizabeth Gilbert notes the two most important facts she’s learned about travel writing: There is no story in the world so marvelous that it cannot be told boringly. There is no story in the world so boring that it cannot be told marvelously. In fact, she …
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#MotivationMonday – Priorities
I have a depressing challenge for you. I say this only with love because the first time I did it over a year ago I was so disappointed in myself. It is, however, the best way to begin to change your life. Today we are talking about PRIORITIES! For the next couple of days, account …
