Jan 28, 2011 | The Writing Life
TGIF, Dear Blog Readers! At this point, I am really sorry that I decided to count the Fun Fridays in Roman Numerals. Oh, well. I haven’t had much participation in these writing exercises lately, and I’m finding it challenging to pick a topic each week that...
Jan 26, 2011 | Bloody Book Club, The Writing Life
There it was, winking at me from the corner of the table. It was my favorite color. It had an eye-catching title. And best of all, it had a skull. A skull made of blueberries. Baked into a muffin. How could I resist? I snatched it up, along with its lemon meringue and...
Jan 21, 2011 | The Writing Life
TGIF, Dear Readers! The weekend is almost upon us. The title of this week’s exercise is somewhat of a misnomer. The results probably won’t teach us a lesson, but who cares? I liked the alliteration–so sue me. I realize that this blog is now read by...
Jan 14, 2011 | The Writing Life
TGIF, Dear Readers! For this Fun Friday, I decided to do something a little differently. Instead of a mere writing prompt, let’s do an exercise that will help us clarify what we really want to achieve. This exercise is inspired by an article Martha Beck wrote in...
Jan 11, 2011 | The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, Happy Tuesday. Is anyone else having as difficult a time getting back into the swing of things? All I want to do is sleep. If you want to be a writer, one of the first things you have to do is learn how to accept criticism. Criticism is not only a...
Jan 7, 2011 | The Writing Life
Happy Friday, Dear Readers! As we approach another weekend, let’s flex those creative muscles with a new Fun Friday writing exercise. It’s been a while, and though relaxing is fine, we don’t want to get rusty, do we? I thought not. Lately I’ve...
