The inventor of rain boots. Thomas Lawrence [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Rain boots are also called Wellies after the Duke of Wellington, a brilliant
Writing jitters mean that what you are writing is making you nervous or uncertain. Jitters go away when you move to let the energy out. Then you can come back to your project, refreshed, and start again.
If you are looking for adventure, you can usually find it. But sometimes adventures creep up on us! Here’s how to enjoy traveling with your kids and some book recommendations thrown in, to sweeten the journey!
A blurry bee is a happy bee. Good Advice About Moving to a New Place In graduate school, my major professor, Dr. Sandra Melnick, gave
Pitches and promises that align the story, the agent, the publisher, the reader and ourselves will make our work visible. Last year, I participated in
Think how much writing–and reading–you could get done if no one knew you were there. This is eerily simple: just use 4 lenses to bend
Grassy trail above Mosel river valley in Germany. The Path of Dreams – Traumpfad One morning, in early spring, my husband and I decided to
The village of Mayschoß in Germany’s lovely Ahr valley says “spring” all over. The name of the village means “lap of May” and even though
This sign says: “Risk of loss of life! Walking outside of the marked trails is absolutely forbidden. Vogelsang was used for military exercises until 2005.
It’s fun to follow the epic and perhaps infinite Writing Process Blog Tour backwards. My favorite description is by Bethany Hegedus. “[T]his collection of blog