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If You Could Bring Back One Famous Person, Who Would It Be?

If You Could Bring Back One Famous Person, Who Would It Be?

by LJ Metz | Searching For Meaning

"If You Could Bring Back One Famous Person, Who Would It Be?" is actually a blog prompt I recently received and immediately rejected because, well, it seemed rather pointless. It felt like one of those writing prompts they hand out in high school creative writing...

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How Do You Get Your Creative Juices Flowing Again?

How Do You Get Your Creative Juices Flowing Again?

by LJ Metz | For Writers

Inspiration comes from the strangest of places. Sometimes, however, no matter how inspired the initial idea, the creative juices don't flow. Yesterday, I was working on a scene from my novel, and suddenly the scene began to feel forced and, before I knew it, I’d lost...

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Excuse Me–How Many Ways are there to hard-boil an egg?

Excuse Me–How Many Ways are there to hard-boil an egg?

by LJ Metz | Searching For Meaning

I'd planned to blog about a truly universe-sized pondering today. But as I am posting late in the day, I’ve decided to blog about something rather insignificant. And yet, it still kind of blows my mind! I'm talking about how many ways there are to hard-boil an egg. As...

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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!

by LJ Metz | Searching For Meaning

As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Yet, how often do we decide to change something that, to all extent and purposes, was perfectly fine in the first place? What led me to ponder this? My hair! I had what every girl dreams of, the perfect hairstyle....

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