A brief reminder of our power
Weapon or Gift: Wielding Words
Tag: writing life
Relish Every Word Quote
Relish every word.Be simple, but go deep.Take risks.Seek beauty.Find the right pitch.Constance Hale in her book Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose Photo by Antonina Bukowska on Unsplash
The Ticonderoga Tango: Ode to My Writing Tools
Give me paper and pencil, or give me death.
Simple Tools
Lined paper and a #2 Ticonderoga pencil, sometimes a ballpoint pen, are all I need to get my story moving or a post about parenting mighty girls started. Today’s ancient college lined paper (ten years old?!) calls for a pen, despite introducing three different pencils. You are witness to my pencils’ rebellion, or, the right… Continue reading Simple Tools
Capturing Butterflies with Words: the Magic of Writing
Writing brings order our of ideas, emotions, and dreams.
My Fat Pants Don’t Fit; Am I Still a Runner?
In the past two years, I’ve moved, worked through personal issues, my teenagers changed sports, and we adopted a dog. My weekly mileage plunged from high 40s to 10. Yes, 10 measly miles, and that’s an up week. Our new neighborhood is flatter, 25-30 minutes farther from my run group who I haven’t seen in… Continue reading My Fat Pants Don’t Fit; Am I Still a Runner?
Blogging Widower
My husband is a blogging widower. Despite our both working from home, we only see each other at meals and to coordinate kid transportation. Our schedules are offset by several hours. While he and the kids watch RAW or Smackdown (WWE), I’m usually writing, formatting a blog post, or taking an online class. When I… Continue reading Blogging Widower
Writers Write: a Book Review of The Right to Write
A book that hugs your writing soul
Book Review: How To Write a Lot
No excuses for writers, here.
Thought Ripples by Wendi 