Our writing club members got tired of writing about our small town. For the last year or so we wrote articles on every Happy Camp topic we could think of. After a while it got repetitive because our experiences and opinions stayed the same. So I got the bright idea to buy a writing practice book for the club, for Christmas. As it turns out, everyone enjoys doing the exercises in the book and we’re going to stick with that for a while. The book is Take Ten for Writers: 1000 writing exercises to build momentum in just 10 minutes a day
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Books of many genres that are worth reading.
Book Review: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Have you read The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner? If you’re still at the beginning and thinking of quitting, my recommendation is to bear with it! I know you’re probably wondering what in the world is going on! All will be clear, in a murky, foggy sort of way, before the novel ends. The true value of the book is in exploring the characters and the situation they’ve been born into. Forget about linear thinking – you won’t find a lot of that within this book. [Read more…]
Blogging Tips by Lorelle Van Fossen
A post about Lorelle’s book, Blogging Tips. I originally posted this at LiveJournal in 2007, then transferred it to this blog in 2012 when I closed the LiveJournal account.
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Blogging Tips: Help For Writers Who Blog
Blogging is hot. So hot that hundreds of writers with websites have blogs. Many of these websites are nothing more than a blog, and others link to their blogs which are elsewhere on the site. Chances are, if you’re a writer, you either have a blog or have considered creating one. Either way you’ll find that Lorelle Van Fossen is an expert blogger who can help anyone wanting to blog. [Read more…]
Book Review: Education and the Significance of Life by J. Krishnamurti
A few personal observations about a book, Education and the Significance of Life by J. Krishamurti.
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Travels With Charley: In Search of America – By John Steinbeck
I enjoyed reading Travels With Charley: In Search of America, by John Steinbeck. Though I’ve read many of his novels and short stories, this was the first time I’d read any non-fiction by him. I was pleasantly impressed with his humor and easy-to-read, friendly writing style.
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