Ice Pictures
Most of our house, yard, and streets are now melted. Except for the rosebushes and planters by the front door. From Blogger Pictures From Blogger Pictures From Blogger Pictures From Blogger Pictures What you can’t see on this one is the melt water actually coming out the downspout onto the ice covered rock The dog [...]
Clue by Fours
As a freelance writer, I’m almost always looking for new opportunities and gigs. As a fairly responsible adult, I don’t expect to be RICH doing what I love. I DO expect to be paid a living wage. (insert maniacal laughter here) It’s bad enough that most people don’t get that writing is WORK. It’s HARD. [...]
The Importance of Headlines – Or Super Sun Kills Family of Five…Snowpeople
I freely admit that one of my biggest challenges as a writer is titles and/or titles. Coming up with that zippy thing that really makes people want to know more is one of the hardest things to do — sometimes. I’ve been reminded of this as I’ve seen the link titles to some news stories [...]
Darby Conley … DUDE…
Darby Conley writes/draws Get Fuzzy. Some times I don’t get this comic, and sometimes I think some of the story lines go on a bit too long. The Buckyvania stuff, for example, but this week… THIS WEEK, I’m all about the Darby Conley/Get Fuzzy Love. This pun fest has been going on ALL WEEK, and [...]
A Sport I Could Endorse
I’m not a sports fan. I’ve always been “athletically challenged”. I like HAVING worked out but not actually DOING it. I step on my own feet when I dance… but THIS is something I could TOTALLY get behind…
Inaugration Day Post
I wrote this for LiveJournal. It’s a rare political post for me, and even though it’s public over there, I thought I’d share here, too. Yes, I’m glad today is Inauguration Day. I’m hoping this means we can all get back to relative normal. It’s going to sound harsh, but I’m looking forward to Obama [...]
Plot Bunnies are Eating My Brain
I had a couple of new ones hit me this weekend, now THIS… The plot bunnies are BACK….
Reality is Stifling My Creativity
This is, often and unfortunately, a curse to many “creative” types. I admit I suffer from it on occasion, but there is help and healing. There is, I think, sometimes support groups. But I for one am about to try to kick reality to the curb for a bit and embrace the creativity. It’s lonely [...]
Professional Courtesy
Under the flag of professional courtesy — as a person/writer. I saw a Craigslist ad for a new literary ezine that I checked out. Now… the ad mentioned payment, but their submission guidelines don’t mention payment. However, that’s not the thing that made me decide to not submit to them. It’s this section: 5. We [...]
Thursday’s Thought Processes
Today’s goofy horoscope: You may spend the first part of the day struggling to deal with the current circumstances, especially when complications keep arising. It’s not that you long for simplicity; you don’t mind it when there’s a lot going on, as long as you can figure out what to do. Luckily, your path becomes [...]
