writing

Showing A Little WIP: A Teeny Excerpt of my Fiction Manuscript

Here it is: I’m sharing a teeny, tiny little bit of my manuscript. Draft 1….

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March 4 is National Grammar Day in the United States….

Quick! Tell Me What To Do!

I’m working furiously on my fiction manuscript. I need an unusual name for a babysitter. Got any suggestions? Give me a name,…

When I was in middle school, I took horseback riding lessons from folks who lived in a broken down old house but who took fantastic care of their horses. I was a quick study and easily learned how to get my horse to respond. I learned to give the appropriate kicks to get him to trot, to jump over logs, banks and ditches. I learned to canter, my favorite stride. After a while, I begged my instructor to teach me how to gallop. I was sure I was ready; she disagreed….

Kite Drowning at Deb Bryan's Today

I am guest posting at Deborah Bryan’s place today. She’s The Monster in Your Closet. Come read me there!…

Spot Check

I’m kicking off Wednesday #TWITS: a fancy-schmancy acronym for Teachers Whom I Think Scored / Teachers Whom I think Sucked. It only took me six bajillion hours to think up that one. So here is my middle school memory about one very specific moment. Obviously, I have changed the teacher’s name….

When Writers Meltdown

Not too long ago, I lost it. I mean, I totally lost it. And it should be noted, the people at Best Buy tried to help me decide between the Canon and the Nikon; I just kept crying. It was one helluva performance. Except it wasn’t a performance….

Hey! Why Is It So Quiet in Here?

Every day, more people are visiting my site. Which is totally excellent. And I am grateful to everyone who comes to check me out. But here is what I’m pondering: Why do so few people who read my blog actually leave comments?…

A Twit Learns To Tweet

Way back on Monday, April 25, 2011 at precisely 8:07 AM, I emailed Clay Morgan from EduClaytion.com. He and I had established an “easy, breezy, beautiful” rapport; we’d talked on the phone a few times, and for a while, we were on the same cyber-page. But suddenly, Clay had a Twitter Icon on his page. And I didn’t….

Lessons From Eight Junes

June is definitely a time for endings and beginnings. Proms. Graduations. Weddings. New jobs. It got me thinking about all the Junes in my life. My parents started their married life together on June 23, 1963. My son will become a bar-mitzvah next June. One of my grandmothers died in June. And one of my friends, too. I tried to think about some significant Junes in my life, and this is what was born….