Biographies are obviously popular, we see a new celebrity promoting their book nearly every month. It’s human nature to want to get inside another person’s head, to understand what makes them tick. The first biography I remember reading was Nicholas and Alexandra: An Intimate Account of the Last Romanovs and the Fall of Imperial Russia, a little light summer reading for a … [Read more...]
A Dugout in the Desert
By the time I depart for heaven, the journals I in my closet will have multiplied to over a hundred. It may hold that many now. So what will happen to the many books I’ve written over time? Will anyone ever want to read them? The dear ones in my family have listened to me for all, or most, of their lives. They pretty well know what I think, and what I’m going to … [Read more...]
Words make great playmates! – Mary Harwell Sayler
Mary posted this delightful tidbit on her blog. I re-blogged it here for others to enjoy! Words make great playmates! - Mary Harwell Sayler. … [Read more...]
Creative Life~Rituals and Routines
Rituals and routines. We all have them. What do you need to do before you can start to write? For years, I’ve needed to check and answer all my emails the minute I sat down at the computer. I love emails, especially letters from friends, but anything else is compulsive for me, as well. The easiest writing I do is by hand, in my journal, stream of consciousness and venting. I … [Read more...]
