When I competed in college and after, when I trained for the Olympics, I logged of all my mileage and workouts. It was a great way to see how my training changed month to month, and year to year, as my fitness level increased. I also tracked my PBs or personal bests. This is my […]
I am one of those people that loves a song more after I hear the words. I write to music and depending on the type of scene I’m writing, prefer different tuneage. For me, I connect best with songs that have a deeper meaning. A song that makes you feel the music in a deep […]
Last weekend I went to NYC for my sister’s baby shower. Of course my visit coincided with the arrival of frigid temperatures. I love navigating NYC on foot, but with an artic blast, not so pleasant. Needless to say, it was still a great trip. How can a trip to NYC, not be great? Especially […]
In Scotland, they celebrate New Year’s with Hogmanay. Traditionally, Hogmanay was a fire celebration commemorating the Winter Solstice. Because I’m a dictionary nerd, I’ll share with you the following definition from The Free Dictionary: Hogmanay [ˌhɒgməˈneɪ] n a. New Year’s Eve in Scotland b. (as modifier) a Hogmanay party See also first-foot And if you […]
Here’s another sample of the variety of ridiculous comments I’ve received on the blog lately. It’s obvious they don’t read the blog and I hate, abhor, no detest SPAM. But this does lend a little humor to the situation and it gives me a great subject to post about: #1 POSTED COMMENT: I think one […]
Editing is like a merry-go-round. At first it can be a bit of a thrill, accompanied by a hint of butterflies. But if you stay on the carousel too long… you’re gonna get sick. Aside from editing the voice right out of your work, story fatigue becomes a factor. You get so sick of […]
The beauty of an online writing conference is that you don’t have to physically go anywhere. You can attend via the comfort of your favorite chair or coffee shop. Anywhere you can connect via your laptop or internet enabled device of choice. It’s perfect for those of us with day jobs, as we can attend […]
The other day, while shopping at Publix, I spied a teenager, with her nose in a book as she walked the aisles with her parents. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get close enough to get a good glance at the title. I wondered if it was required reading in English class and whether she was a) behind, […]
I needed to find out which South American country was the hottest, in terms of temperature or climate. So I went to my favorite search engine, Google, and typed in the following: hottest South American country Here are my less than helpful results: In case you can’t read the small print, the majority of the […]
Aye! My TBR pile runneth over. At the moment – it’s a bit overwhelming. Here’s the stack of freebies from RWA. And here are two other piles that I haven’t gotten to yet. That’s a total of thirty books!! 1.7333 books per week if I don’t add any more books to the pile for […]
