Hello. Did you find inspiration in last week’s solar eclipse? Did you actually see the solar eclipse? Some people in California were able to see a nibble that the moon took out of the sun. But it didn’t darken our sky. I didn’t see a thing. Boohoo. Although I couldn’t understand all the hype about…
Have you ever in your life heard of this national day? There are some very obscure celebrations on the calendar. For example, last Monday, April first, was not only April Fool’s Day, but it was also National Sourdough Day. That I can readily understand. But I wasn’t quite sure about National “All Is Ours” day….
My daughter and I were chatting recently about writing. She wanted to know about my various writers’ groups and the (one) writing seminar I attended. I told her that I haven’t always wanted to be part of a writers’ group. I enjoy writing in my little office, all by myself, head down, tapping away on…
Something has me feeling philosophical. Maybe it’s because I’ve finished the first draft of a novel I’ve been working on and have “shelved it” for a couple of weeks to marinate. In last week’s post, I wrote about a writer friend who is thinking of giving up writing because she’s tired of knocking on doors…
You’ve got nine months left to birth your goals in 2024! (Too graphic?) Think of this reminder post as your alarm. The alarm has sounded, slap it and…go back to sleep? No, don’t do that! Slap that alarm and bounce up. Wipe your brow and say, “Whew! I still have forty-one weeks left to work…
I just read a disturbing essay called “The State of the Culture, 2024” on The Honest Broker by Ted Gioia who says the public is leaning heavily toward no longer wanting entertainment as we know it: movies, books, theater, art, new music. People want distraction. They want to scroll, to look at something for a…
Walt Disney was one of the most creative individuals. As is Barbra Streisand. JK Rowling. The Beatles. Monet. But why did they feel the need to tamper with the world? Why tamper with making something out of nothing? Did the world really need Mickey Mouse? Did the world need Funny Girl or Harry Potter or…
Lately, I feel like I’m doing so many things and none of them very well. When I get overwhelmed, I’ll admit, my first impulse is to give up. Do you ever feel like that? But today I remembered two things: 1) It’s Presidents’ Day, and neither Washington nor Lincoln ever gave up and I know…
Valentine’s Day is coming this week. So happy hearts and flowers and anything that makes your heart go pitter-patter! Did someone say, “Books”? The quickest way to my heart is a stack of unread books. Here’s my stack of books to fall in love with (for kids) this month: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold….
I keep a journal, but it’s full of boring weekly to-do lists and notes from writing courses. I guess that makes it not-a-journal. Do you have one? If not, sticky-notes can be just as good for capturing your thoughts. Sticky-notes are also super for writing teeny-tiny stories. I love the idea of small stories. I…
