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Are you a Plotter or a Pantser for the holidays?
It’s that time of year again. You may think I am referring to the four inches of snow outside, the frozen ice buckets in the barn, and the gas fireplace emitting warmth without a sound of a crackle. You have to love Virginia; we go from 58 one week and in the teens the next. →
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Erma Bombeck Might Have Cured My Cancel Pleasure Condition
I am here in Dayton, Ohio, at the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop. If I wait until it is over to write a recap of the weekend, then it is sure to be too long. I will divide it up. Day One was pretty cool, and I will tell you three reasons why. The last part →
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September Tips & Leaving Your Comfort Zone (AUDIO version! Give it a listen!)
This audio recording was not so easy. Mowing this heart in the field was easier! In fact I think the recording is a bit rough. It’s just something that I am giving a try. Why not? It is September after all! →
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Ten Tips for SEPTEMBER (Baa-dee-ya-dee-ya-dee-ya) 🎶
(10 minute read) Happy September! For as long as I can remember this ninth month on the calendar has felt like the official beginning of the year (and the end of summer). This holds true for children, adults who were once children attending school (which includes all of us), teachers and parents. I am envisioning →
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Step Back in Time, But Remember to Hike Your Hike
(12 minute read) It is no surprise that I love nostalgia. I enjoy a good retro theme party as much as the next person. I like any movie or book that takes place in yesteryears with all the fashion trends and pop culture of the time. Memoir writing allows me to travel back to my →
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A Technologically Challenged Blogger Sharing Words of Wisdom
(12 minute read) There is a reason I love reading historical fiction and watching old tv shows like “The Gilmore Girls.” Things were simpler. I did not use the word “easier” because living in the 1800’s was anything but easy. Life was not as complicated.There were no cell phones or computers in Stars Hollow. It →
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When Women Gather
(10 minute read) March is Women’s History Month. It is the perfect time for me to highlight the power of female camaraderie. I am not only referring to the progress made by our strong sisters who worked tirelessly two centuries ago, women like Lucy Stone, Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I am thinking →
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Go Wherever the Writing Takes You
(10 minute read) A few years ago in my memoir writing class my teacher handed us a list of quotes from authors of memoirs and asked us to write about one. After reading through the list of twenty or so quotes from well known authors of memoirs, I decided instead to use the phrase my →
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A Few Recommendations for Books, Shows, Pods, and Songs
(5 minute read) You can learn a lot about a person by looking at the books sitting on their book shelf. The same goes for what is on their Spotify playlist and their “recently watched” shows on their streaming homepage. When my children were little all of the books on my shelf were non- fiction →
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Six Strategies to Strengthen Your Loving Relationship
(9 minute read) On the eve of Valentines Day, I intended to post a piece I have been working on about love. As I have done with other writing, I sifted through my favorite books on the topic. I spent time narrowing down the research and words of wisdom into six simple points, since →
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