Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
A while back, Therese Walsh of Writer Unboxed asked me if I’d be willing to donate anything to the Writers For The Red Cross fundraising effort. I had no idea at that time how meaningful that effort would become for me. By now, you’ve all heard about the Japan earthquake and tsunami. A family . . .
So my writing critique group, MiG Writers, made me cry this morning. Just recently one of them asked me what my favorite picture book and favorite middle grade book was. I told them heck, that’s a hard question but if I had to choose, here’s what I’d choose. Well, this morning . . .
I bet you all thought I had given up on Will Write For Chocolate! Please read my most recent post to see why I was away so long, and why things look different.
I’ve started a blog series over on the MiG Writers blog about writers and voice, for those interested. Today’s post: Stephen Pressfield & the Fabrication of Voice
(via David Diaz on Facebook) URL: http://www.taletotellproject.com/ I’ve seen a ton of collaborative text storytelling sites but this is the first illustrated version. Intriguing! I’d volunteer but it looks as if they’re booked up until at least the summer already. From their About page: A Tale to Tell is an illustrated, collaborative . . .
I’d like to welcome Julie Duffy, my very first Guest Blogger. Julie is a fierce advocate of everyone’s right to write. She hosts StoryADay.org, a creative writing challenge held in May every year, and has written magazine articles, ebooks and workshops for writers. Until May she’ll be posting warm-up writing prompts every Wednesday . . .
I’ve posted the first in my series about “Writers and Voice” over in the MiG Writers blog, for those interested.
I’m participating in Writers For The Red Cross, and am donating a selection of my writer greeting cards as well as a hand-drawn doodle and handwritten instapoem to the winner of the bid. Read more here. Bidding doesn’t start until the event officially kicks off on March 1st. About the event, from . . .
I love my work. The one downside: I tend to work WAY too long without taking breaks. Although it sounds counter-intuitive, I find that taking regular breaks from the computer makes me MORE productive, not less. Taking a few minutes to stretch helps prevent repetitive stress injuries. Forcing yourself away . . .
