Is Writing Not Art?
Heard of ArtWalk? Sure you have. Many city and suburban downtowns host monthly ArtWalks. Businesses host art on the wall and invite artisans to sell their craft around their stores or bars. And buzzed tourists…
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Elsa, the cat who puts up with me. The Writer & Cat Connection
Where I live, I’m known as the cat lady. Not because I own any cats. Well, that’s not true. My beloved cat Gizmo had to be left behind because I moved across the country and…
Is Free Content Really Free?
This a tale of a free burro.
My brand new toy. What should I name him? What Do Ukuleles Have To Do With Writing?
So this happened a few days ago. It wasn’t an impulsive buy. I’ve had my eye on the store’s stock for a few months, waiting for the quality and price to be at my liking.…
Credit: impromptuguru.com Why White Space Is Your Friend
An English professor of mine always said that a writer has the talent to write on any subject for at least two pages. “I could assign the class to analyze this ceiling and all of…
Credit: writingya.blogspot.com The Four Types of Writing Personalities Every Writer Becomes
We like to think that we have a unique approach to writing. We even like to think that we stay consistent as a stream with how we approach crafting our novel, screenplay or poem. But…
Credit: starinthestone.wordpress.com Confronting Your Writer’s Crisis
You must have the writer’s crisis bad if you’re reading this. So let’s get down to it. The truth is, writers suffer more from writer’s crisis than writer’s block. (If you’re not sure what writer’s…
Credit: thewritelife.com The Writer’s Crisis Is The New Writer’s Block
For the past month or so, I’ve binge-watched the ’90s sitcom Frasier on Netflix. I laughed heartily episode after episode through eight consecutive seasons. That is, until I watched this scene: Granted, a sitcom…
A perk when attending a writing conference: nametag swag! 5 Things I Learned at the Press Publish Conference
On April 18, I drove down to Phoenix to attend the Press Publish conference. Bloggers like myself congregated in cool conference rooms merely steps away from palm trees and a breezy 80 degrees. After two…
Credit: thewritingwhisperer.com What Is Microblogging?
You’re probably microblogging and don’t even know it. If you’ve sent a tweet or host a tumblr account, then you are a microblogger. But what is microblogging? What’s the difference between blogging and microblogging? Is…