You thought November was all turkeys and parades, but I’m telling you now, November is Sci-Fi Month! So... Throw an alien in the pot and add some...
How Did A Nice Girl Like Me End Up With An Alien Like You? It’s Sci-fi Month
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For Writers
Brainstorming and Baby Pandas
After vowing to join my significant other on more business trips, I find myself posting from Washington D.C. this week. Timing is everything—right?...
The Solitary Writer
When my husband and I decided to pack up our things and move, I knew at some point I’d face a period of loneliness. The decision to move had...
Win Your Inner Creative Battles | The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
Or: How To Win Your Inner Creative Battles and Write Your Novel! “The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is...
Creating Great Characters through Personal Paradigms
Sometimes the best writing advice comes from non-writing sources. Advice such as how to find your personal paradigm. What does this have to do with...
Giant Balloons and The Russian Tea Room
I took off for New York at peace with the idea I was going to leave my best friend at home. The one I spend 70% of my days hanging out with. The...
Bucket List Moments Worth Remembering
I’d never heard of the expression bucket list until the movie, The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, came out. After that, of...
Time Flies… Or Does It?
If you’re like me, you like your routine. I dream of orderly days in which I wake up early and refreshed, read and meditate, walk the dog,...
Read Across America: Guest Blogger and Children’s Author, Suzanne Slade
The first time it hit me how much technologies like Skype (yes, I know, it's gone, gone, gone now) were reshaping our world, was when my cousin...