For the fifteenth day of 30 Days of Me, we’re (hopefully) having some fun by putting the iPod on shuffle and itemizing the first ten songs that play. In theory, I would just fire up iTunes and play on shuffle, but iTunes is “Not Responding†right now. It likes to … Continue reading →
And, just in time for the Internet to go on strike, I’m ready to begin Lesson 17 of How To Revise Your Novel. This begins the culmination of all my efforts so far, and I begin cutting the manuscript! This process will take many weeks, but after taking several years … Continue reading →
My blogs will be participating in the SOPA/PIPA strike tomorrow. If you don’t understand what this is all about, please visit the blog tomorrow between 8am and 8pm. A short video will be linked that will explain it in fairly basic terms. It’s not a slick, expensive video, but it … Continue reading →
My blogs will be participating in the SOPA/PIPA strike tomorrow. If you don’t understand what this is all about, please visit the blog tomorrow between 8am and 8pm. A short video will be linked that will explain it in fairly basic terms. It’s not a slick, expensive video, but it … Continue reading →
This is the most recent “family†photo. My mom needed a photo of the two of us for a project she was working on — a 50th Anniversary quilt for her and dad. This was taken January 24, 2010. I don’t think we have a more recent one of the … Continue reading →
Dear Natalie, I’ve been angry with you lately. You’ve been eating too much. You’ve been eating too many snack foods. All this snacking has made me feel miserable, and I’ve gained a few pounds. But I see the problem. And, it’s my fault. See, to write you this letter, I … Continue reading →
The twelfth day of Thirty Days of Me asks how I found out about blogging and why I decided to start one. The second part of that question is easy. The first part, I have to say I don’t remember the answer. I do know I began blogging in April, … Continue reading →
At Day 11 of the challenge, I’m to scrounge around and find more pictures of me and my friends. I had to dig very deep, and I came up with some oldies. This was Babe, my St. Bernard, adopted when she was five. She had huge personality. She was a … Continue reading →
For Day Ten, we should have something enjoyable. Songs I listen to when I’m happy, sad, bored, hyped, and mad. This was more appropriate twenty-five or thirty years ago. I don’t listen to music that often these days. Listening to music has always been a very private experience for me. … Continue reading →
It’s taken me a little over a week into the new year to get started, but I’m back to working on Polar Bear on the Loose, and, by extension, “How to Revise Your Novel.” I was dragging my feet at getting started. The bag with the project was sitting beside … Continue reading →