I’ve noticed something about myself, since I started this blog. I love, love, love sharing my writing with others, and forming connections. Every time I have a meaningful moment on here– let’s say I publish...
I have recently discovered the most amazing blog: “para las fridas,” by C. Luepkes, and I really think you all should check it out. The following quote is from C.’s post “A Returning,” in which...
“Most of the stories we are told now are written by novelists and screenwriters, acted out by actors and actresses, stories that have beginnings and endings, stories that are not real. The stories we can...
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap....
So, you may have noticed that I haven’t written very much recently. Since I started my blog, my policy was generally only to write if things were going well– or at least, to only highlight...
When I first started blogging, I had no idea if anyone would actually read what I had written. I tried out all different types of posts, including more journal-like entries, pictures, and recipes, as I...
Kristen Lamb: Entropy is Real Some great advice for bloggers on how to build a “brand.” “The world does not reward perfection, it REWARDS FINISHERS. It rewards DOERS. What are we doing?”
Today I learned that there are malevolent sites out there that will show up in your “Referrers” section. Their owners are hoping you will click on the link to their site… and then they will...
I spent much of this weekend huddled in my house, hiding from winter storm Nemo. I have to be honest– it was kind of fun. I secretly enjoyed the driving ban– in a weird way,...