I’m done with this year’s late “spring cleaning” and looking forward to a period of house creativity. By that I mean, new decor, new ideas, and some truly creative solutions for our home.
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Compassionate Living in a World of Self-Absorption
There’s a lot of suffering in our world these days. How can we maintain our compassion when we’re preoccupied with work, or looking for work, and the demands of our own personal lives?
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I Don’t Want to Talk About Political Issues
Politics are divisive.
I do not agree with the way some of my writing friends feel about politics, and if I express my understanding of reality it will cause an argument between us.
Wouldn’t it be better for us not to discuss politics, if we want to remain friends?
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A Daily Mind-Map Journal
Mind-mapping is a brainstorming tool most of us know about. I’m creating a daily mind-map journal to help with my blogging and novel-writing projects.
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The Tow-Truck Driver Didn’t Go the Extra Mile (And it Would Have Helped)
My friend called at about 6 pm to say the car he’d borrowed from me broke down about fifty miles east of here on a remote and desolate stretch of forest-bound Highway 96.
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The Popularity Contest of Life
Sometimes life seems like a huge popularity contest.
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A Preview of River Girl is LIVE at CreateSpace Now
I’m getting close to publication with my River Girl novel.
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Drum Circle Inspiration For Writers
Six years ago a man told me he thought it was sad that our small town didn’t have a drum circle.
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Dear Mad’m Day: An Annual Literary Celebration
About a year ago I kept getting a nagging inspiration that wouldn’t go away. The words, “Dear Mad’m Day” kept popping into my brain. I wonder if I was being inspired by friends in the great beyond.
I shared my idea with Judy Bushy during one of our weekly Happy Camp Writer’s Club meetings at the Frontier Café. At that time, Judy and I were the only ones showing up for the club! She liked the idea and we took it to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Blog Retrofitting: Revisions, Updates, and Maintenance
I have a collection of blogs, so blog retrofitting is constantly on my to-do list. Each day I choose a blog and go there to see what I can do to make it better.
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A To-Do List on a Spreadsheet
My friends asked me to share my to-do list spreadsheet, so here it is!
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A Return to the Writers Club
Yesterday I returned to our local writers club for the first time in several weeks. In my absence two people dropped out. One left because he didn’t like the new rule that dogs are not allowed at club meetings. I was sorry to see this dog-loving man go. Apparently he doesn’t want to leave his dog alone at home like most dog owners do. The other person’s decision to give up on the writers club was more mysterious. I went to his door to see what was up and he said, “It has run its course for me; I’ve had enough.” That makes me wonder what happened while I was gone.
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Publishing Opportunities for Writers: Adjust Your Expectations
There are hundreds of thousands of novels being written every year, and the publishing industry will not be willing to publish more than just a few of them. We can create our own publishing opportunities instead.
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