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Organising Chaos – Scrivener for the Scatterbrained
I love Scrivener – all I have to do is find a way for it to read the hand written notes I’m still so fond of and, maybe, scan my brain, as well. :) Lisa Reiter - Sharing the Story I have notebooks...
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TRUE STORY: Mean Girls and Revelations
TRUE STORY: Sometimes the mean girls help us see the David Bowie in ourselves. Source: TRUE STORY: Mean Girls and Revelations
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Erika for President
This is from my original blog, written in 2004. After failing my first attempt at my Doctoral Language Exam (GASP!), I was unbelievably distraught. Granted, health issues had affected my ability to...
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Saturday Morning in Columbia, SC
There is ALWAYS something to do in Columbia, South Carolina, which is one of my favorite things about living here. Today we chose a regular family favorite, the Soda City, our awesome weekly street...
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The Extroverted Introvert / Writer
I would categorize myself as an Extroverted Introvert (yes, it’s a thing). Most people would be surprised at the Introvert part because I’m generally very social. However, like most Introverts, I...
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The Narcissist’s Dilemma: They Can Dish It Out, But . . .
No More Silence Sure, the narcissist’s many defenses protect them–but at what cost? Post published by Leon F Seltzer Ph.D. on Oct 12, 2011 in Evolution of the Self The ability to take criticism well...
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Ramones Designer Arturo Vega’s Irreverent ‘Insult’ Paintings
Mexican-born artist Arturo Vega is best known as the designer behind The Ramones’ iconic logo. He was also the band’s stage illumination director and a New Yorker, from 1971 until his death in 2013…...
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A Place to Find Our Words: Bloggers and Their Writing Spaces
“I seek a place free from distraction allowing me to be alone with my thoughts and the blank page.” Five bloggers tell us about their writing spaces. Source: A Place to Find Our Words: Bloggers and...
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On the Day I Die
This. john pavlovitz On the die I day a lot will happen. A lot will change. The world will be busy. On the day I die, all the important appointments I made will be left unattended. The many plans I had...
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On Writing Interesting…Resumes?
Once upon a time, way back in the day when people typed two spaces after a period, some dowdy old typing teacher sporting a facelift via her severe bun probably told you the “rules” of writing a...
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This $20 Gadget Fixes the MacBook’s Most Annoying Problem
Finally Source: This $20 Gadget Fixes the MacBook’s Most Annoying Problem
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Top 10 Issues for Project Managers
Everyone where I work admits that PMs have the hardest job in the whole company. But if it was easy, everyone would do it :) Kelly's Contemplation For this week’s post, I tapped into a dozen project...
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Heroes and heroin – writing a character who has an addiction
Writing characters with addictions. Nail Your Novel Pic of Janis Joplin from Wikepedia You might remember the terrific question Adam Nicholls asked me about daily wordcounts and now he’s sent me this:...
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Writing With All Five Senses
Nice resource! Eccentric Randomness The other night I got an interesting insight into my novel. Apparently, in descriptive passages, there’s much about what people look like, what they wear, how they...
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The Lovely Mrs. Tucker
My second grade teacher, Mrs. Tucker, passed away recently. Everyone adored her, myself included. Like other losses suffered by the close-knit community in which I grew up, her passing sparked a series...
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#quote #amwriting
“If there is magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a recipe that can be passed from one person to another. The formula seems to lie solely in...
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On Swearing
A couple times in grad school, we had quite serious conversations about swearing in our writing class. I don’t mean swearing in class – I mean swearing in our writing. It seemed we had stumbled upon a...
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A Kinder Way Meet and Greet. This Weekend!
Stop by Friday April 1st through Sunday April 3rd! Meet…greet..and leave your links! Every blogger is invited! Source: A Kinder Way Meet and Greet. This Weekend!
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‘She Who Tells a Story’ Highlights Contemporary Women Photographers from Iran...
The Arabic word “rawiya” translates to “she who tells a story,” which also happens to be the name of a new exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, opening April 8 and...
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Are you a Highly Emotionally Intelligent person?
Emotional intelligence – by far the number one trait I look for when hiring employees. Be Like Water You have a robust emotional vocabulary All people experience emotions, but it is a select few who...
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