As the dreary, winterish months are my most busy, the sunshiney, summery months are my most productive. The warmth energizes me and the sun stays out way past it’s bedtime. There’s color and sound and overall awesome*.I’ll admit it: I like the Daystar. I also like the color yellow**. Today’s post isn’t about confessions. It’s all about what exciting things
Fire!*
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s Topic: The house is on fire and you’ve only got time to grab five things. What are they? I live in a
The Twitter Hit List
As I pointed out on Tuesday, I tweet a lot, so it’s timely that Paper Hangover wants to know who they should follow. Below you’ll find a nice mix of resources plus contributors to my 10K plus tweets. Writer Thesaurus. Angela Ackerman’s other Twitter handle for sharing useful links that pertain to things like description and all kinds of sensory
Five Summer Reads, One Contest
I’ve never been so glad for Friday to come. This weekend promises to be a busy one filled with seeing friends, housework, and revisions on yet another WIP*. Summer makes me more productive, even if I feel like dying while I do it. Since we had our unofficial kickoff to summer almost two weeks ago, it’s time to think about
Stories in Song
Steve Almond talks about song and how it’s a great way to study concise storytelling. When you think about it, it makes sense; songwriters have to do it in three minutes. Because I can, I want to share my top five* storytelling songs. As always, this isn’t in any particular order and subjected to change at my discretion. No Surprize