Accidentally Professional
Last month I was checking my blog when I noticed an unexpected change - my background disappeared. It was a free background from an outside source. I'd used their designs before, usually changing the theme with each season (I'm easily bored - the change is good for me).However, something about [...]
Writer’s Recovery Giveaway!!
I'm still at it folks - still reading...what? "Plot & Structure" by James Scott Bell. I told you I'm jumping around, touching base on the things that have most helped me. Well! I recently came across a chapter that tickled me silly - Plotting Systems. The little heart in my [...]
Writer’s Recovery: 3-2-1
I'm still at it - still reading "Plot & Structure" by Bell. I'm getting through it (hey, it's a long book...sort of).I'm in the same phase of my recovery as I was last week - brainstorming. I'm following Bell's tips, but I'm not yet happy with the results, so I [...]
Thoughts and Opinions?
Hi all!I'm in the final stages of website design, so I'm finally putting together my "About Me" section. I typed up a draft and posted it at my other blog, The Ramblings. I'd love to get your thoughts on anything else I could add, or what I could take out. [...]
I’m not a journalist – I’m a writer
I love writing for my local papers. I've met dozens of new people, received fabulous freebies (woo hoo!), and the work keeps me writing all of the time. The problem with writing for a newspaper is that everyone assumes you're a journalist. Well I'm not. I'm a writer. Trust me, [...]