Poppies

by | Nov 11, 2018 | Writing

I have recently taken to starting each day by coloring a drawing provided by an app I downloaded to my phone and iPad. The process I find soothing to my soul. It seems to lend me some measure of creative focus and gives me time to think about the things I want to...

Speech Patterns

by | Aug 31, 2018 | Accents, Writing

This post is the result of another blogger’s post. Earlier today, Grammar Girl posted a short item on LinkedIn that included a video on the Appalachian dialect, which you can watch if you click here. I hope you find it as interesting as I did As a writer,...

Start-Up Fever

by | Jul 29, 2018 | Writing

Though it seems strange at my age to be investing in my future, that is just what I have been doing this week. I have been busy working with a new client on a book project. Thanks to this author, I have earned enough money to not only pay off some bills, but also to...

NaNoWriMo has begun

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Author, NaNoWriMo, Writing

Hi, everyone! For the third year in a row, I have committed to participating in National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known to authors everywhere as NaNoWriMo. The concept is for authors to commit to writing at least 50,000 words between November 1st through...