I don’t often admit to this, but apparently I am an idiot. I wrote a post last night and remember publishing it, but when I looked tonight, there it was in my drafts folder. Doh. I guess that also explains why my blog only got 3 hits today. Sorry about that, guys. Anyway, so today you get two. I don’t know about anyone else, but I am glad today is […]
The husband is fond of commenting on the fact that if he turns on any type of television show that tries to educate (ie., science, most nature, blah-blah-blah), I will be out of my chair and on a different level of the house almost before the opening credits are over. He’s not wrong. I’m a firm believer that my television is supposed to entertain me, and while I don’t begrudge […]
Another vivid memory I have of the time in Libya is about school–not the building itself (although I recall individual rooms that opened out into a courtyard, but maybe that was at our next post). What I remember is how much harder school was than in the states. I was a bright kid. School always came easy for me. So I was shocked when I had to work hard to […]
Our memories are made up of stories–moments in time that are so vivid they forever live within us. When I think about it, it’s kind of amazing, really. One of my most vivid memories of childhood are from the years I was eight and nine, when me and my family lived in Libya, right before Qaddafi kicked the Americans out of his country for good. My first memory of Libya […]
I intend and very much hope to be a great writer–someone who writes compelling fiction with interesting characters and situations. But this post is about daring to be good enough for a first draft. Here’s why… Years ago, I read an inspiring book called, Dare To Be A Great Writer, by Leonard Bishop. It gave 329 ways a writer could become a great writer. Being a perfectionist who likes to […]
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