Just recently I came across a post listing Rules for writing a good blog--and I discovered I've been doing everything wrong! Without laying out the whole rulebook, here's the CliffsNotes edition of Somebody Else's Rules: Pick one topic and only blog about that. People want to know what to expect from your blog. Don't post … Continue reading ‘Mythbusters’ Edition: How NOT to Blog
Tag: Writing
Growing a Writer: Just Add Marker
My daughter wanted a story. So I began with "Once upon a time" (which parents probably recognize as the stalling technique employed while a distracted multi-tasking mom thinks of a story to tell)... but I got no further than this opening before she interrupted. "No, Mommy--a LIVING story." Evidently Elena Grace shares my predilection for … Continue reading Growing a Writer: Just Add Marker
Looking for YA Reading Recommendations
It occurs to me that I have a marvelous resource here--of readers and writers--so I'm asking for your input! Here's my challenge: finding suitable reading material for someone who reads at a post-graduate level, but has the interests of a 10-year-old boy. I'll be trolling the used bookstores for Christian's Christmas, and I'd love your … Continue reading Looking for YA Reading Recommendations
In Which my ‘Tab’ Key Becomes a ‘Tabby’ Key
"Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." ~George Burns Burns probably had another profession in mind when he dropped that quip, but thanks to the invention of the internet and the laptop, I do get to make money from bed... as a freelance writer. And as a bonus, every day is … Continue reading In Which my ‘Tab’ Key Becomes a ‘Tabby’ Key
Tiaras and Carpet Tape
A fellow blogger paid me the lovely compliment yesterday of supposing that I’m constitutionally incapable of being “boring.” I’d like to imagine that’s so—I certainly haven’t led a monotonous life, and some of the exploits I’ve undertaken puzzle even me, in retrospect… An episode that definitely falls into that category would be my one-and-only stunt … Continue reading Tiaras and Carpet Tape
Contest Contribution: “Christmas Memory with Mother”
This little-bit is in response to fellow blogger, Things I Want to Tell My Mother, who posted a contest (challenge?) to share a Christmas memory of your mother in just 100 words... Check out her post and jump in with YOURS--you have till December 5 to contribute. So, 100 words exactly: Some Christmas memories of … Continue reading Contest Contribution: “Christmas Memory with Mother”
A Smashmatician Ponders Relative Time
Galileo and Newton measured linear time with pendulums and water clocks—and that type of time measurement is one I can wrap my head around. Einstein had more flexible ideas about time and relativity, and though I confess the physics of Einstein-time are fuzzier to me, there has to be something to it, just based on … Continue reading A Smashmatician Ponders Relative Time
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