I finished my last round of editing for my two authors last night before our next meeting this weekend and I need to point out the benefits and limits of spell check. The one button on Micro Soft Word that helps authors catch typos improves our writing as we work through our novels, and hasContinue reading “The Little Editor Who Could”
Tag Archives: Writing
It’s a Circus Again!
To all my readers out there, I have come to the conclusion that I’m crazy. I put myself into another juggling act in the circus because I can’t shut off the creative side of my brain. I just signed myself up for creating new art pieces for July or August. The Art Shoppe in MidwestContinue reading “It’s a Circus Again!”
Memorial Day Memories
This weekend the Minnesota crockpot came out in the middle of a cold, drizzly Saturday to slow-cook a roast. Long weekends means added never ending soups and slow cookers in my family. I remember weekends on the lake and letting one large pot of soup boil every day. Every day we added to the flavorContinue reading “Memorial Day Memories”
What is Success?
“Success is a collection of problems solved.” I.M. Pei I don’t know about the rest of you out there but after yesterday, I felt drained and had to take a break from my normal creative activities. Maybe it’s the warmer weather and my bodies rejection of humidity. I shouldn’t feel the need to pant whileContinue reading “What is Success?”
Review of Shadow and Bone
What were you doing over the weekend? Just when I thought all was lost and the last episode of the week ended I new series popped up on the screen. For those looking for a new fantasy series, then I would recommend Shadow and Bone. This show is set in a fictional world at warContinue reading “Review of Shadow and Bone”
Beating the Writing Blues
Creativity breeds more creativity. This is the reason we need to get out of our slump and reawaken our brains. We all need time to rest but we all know when it’s not normal. It’s not that your lazy. Something‘s just not right. Do we treat ourselves like the stock market and if we’re downContinue reading “Beating the Writing Blues”
Finding Joy in Writing
The excitement continues to grow as my publishing day inches closer! I finished round #1 of final edits, formatting, and style proofing. When I set my goal one year ago, the finish lined wasn’t even in sight. Getting over the first hump of being able to write anything after a few years was more thanContinue reading “Finding Joy in Writing”
April Fools Day
The first day of our new month is a holiday for all the pranksters and jokers in our lives. Every year we all wait to see what kind of pranks are going to be played on our friends and families. The lack of not being able to fill our co-workers cube with balloons or toiletContinue reading “April Fools Day”
Hoarding Slush Piles
Over the weekend, I TikToked about Spring cleaning and taking a few items to Goodwill on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Last night, I watched an episode of Hoarders and it scared me. I immediately went and cleaned another small area in our creative room after watching a painful episode of someone who needed help butContinue reading “Hoarding Slush Piles”
Find the Right Words
“For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.” -Catherine Drinker Brown Let the brain sparks fly this weekend and may you have multiple moments of brilliance. I had to share this quote to inspire the moment when all the words you type finally connectContinue reading “Find the Right Words”
ReDesigning
I had a plan this weekend to work on my next project of creating a writing journal for writers to share prompts and exercises that I’ve shared over the past year, then my husband decided to he wanted his own space for his YouTube Channel. The room he wanted to change is the last roomContinue reading “ReDesigning”
Female Writers
This week is supposed to be full of green and four leaf clovers but the storm that dropped feet of snow in Colorado paid us a visit a day later in Minnesota. Temperatures dropped again and the snow fell late into the night. How am I supposed to find my pot of gold with snowContinue reading “Female Writers”
Writer's Block Inc 