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.
I know you’re all wondering the same thing: does the world really NEED yet another “beware of the squirrels because they’re eeeevil and taking over the world” blog? My answer: YES. A secondary reason: So many people have been sending me such informative and important cautionary material like the video . . .
The drawing above is what finally tipped me over the edge in terms of motivation to start this collection of Proof The Squirrels Are Trying To Take Over The World (it is NOT a new blog! Honest!). I’ve been getting SOOOOOO much great stuff from friends re: the Evilitude Of . . .
http://writerunboxed.com/2011/03/19/comic-while-youre-sleeping/
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 . . .