My first week of 41 is off to a good start. One of the resolutions I made for myself was to spend at least one hour per day on my own writing projects. Mission accomplished. In the mountain of things I do every day, I added one more thing. 🙂 I've designated time at the … Continue reading November Nano and Best Foot Forward ~ #MondayBlogs
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Friday Philosophy…Sanity
I was trying to come up with a word for today. I admit, I was floundering, and opened it up to my nuclear family. Lara suggested sanity as the focus for today's blog. So, I'm going to run with it, and throw insanity in there as well. "I became insane, with long intervals of horrible … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…Sanity
Friday Philosophy…Rebellion
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." ~ Albert Camus "The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion." ~ Frederick Douglass “The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…Rebellion
Tuesday Thoughts…Reading
I've been a bookworm my entire life. I don't remember anyone "teaching" me how to read. I remember people reading to me, and then just doing it for myself. When I was really young, I loved nothing more than diving into a Nancy Drew mystery and whiling away an afternoon. So, as a writer, and … Continue reading Tuesday Thoughts…Reading
Tuesday Thoughts on Creativity…
As I read the novels of my fellow writers, and look at the amazing visual art created by my friends (yes, Michele and Rose, I am thinking of both of you), I wonder at all of this creativity. What makes the creative mind tick? I know that, for me, stories seem to just come through … Continue reading Tuesday Thoughts on Creativity…
Tuesday Thoughts on Hard Work…
I'm not only a writer. I assist a couple of companies in their office administration and bookkeeping, etc. I've been arranging Seminars for one of them, and for the first time since the economy went awry, we are experiencing high enrollments. I feel this is my reward for the many hours I spent on the … Continue reading Tuesday Thoughts on Hard Work…
Friday Philosophy…
I'll just jump right in with a hodge podge of quotes for you all this week. Since I don't feel all that well, my thoughts run tangentially even more than they typically do. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Living at risk is … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…