Blogs I Follow
- SKYLARITY
- my five experts
- "Out of My Head" - and onto the page
- Milly Schmidt
- Niels Saunders
- Greedy Gourmets
- MovieBabble
- Awesome Cute Animals
- RedheadedBooklover
- cccBlog
- 746 Books
- Laura Bruno Lilly
- Let's Reach Success
- architarai
- Bad Kitty Creative
- bluchickenninja.com
- A Writer's Path
- Karen Wilson_ Awaken
- A Guide For Your Career's Success
- Kipyang: 24-Strong
Tag Archives: reading
What Are You Working On?
Critiquing behind us, someone at our writing group meeting asked what everyone was working on. I mentioned that I wrote a little something every day even if it was just jotting down a gratitude list or some observations on something … Continue reading
Posted in books, critique groups, nonfiction, readng, Uncategorized, writing, writing groups
Tagged books, J.D. Vance, Mary Antin, nonfiction, Peter Wohlleben, reading, wriitng
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I’m Doing, I’m Doing
Whenever someone asks my husband how he is, he often replies, “I’m doing, I’m doing.” By his tone of voice, I know that means, “I’m doing okay.” When someone asks me how I am, I usually say, “Fine.” Neither of … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, psychology, reading, Uncategorized
Tagged emotions, psycholgy, reading
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Just-World Fallacy
This morning a Facebook post from June 4, 2011 popped up among my memories of that day and prompted this post. Have you ever wondered why good things happen to bad people, especially when the cheating, no-account, lazy, … Continue reading
Enlightenment
I’ve been doing more reading than writing this week. What can I say? So many good books to read, so little time. And I’m trying to follow the advice of successful writers who say good readers make good writers. I … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, readng, Uncategorized, writing life
Tagged book reviews, books, Marcus Borg, reading, writing
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Ramona and Alessandro
So many books, so little time. I don’t know when I first discovered the power of the written word. Not that I don’t like the oral tradition of story telling, but the written is special in that you can go … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, culture, prejudice, reading, writing
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Write what you know, they say. And while you’re at it, write something people actually want to read. Okay, got it. Sounds easy enough. Except that it’s not. Sometimes writing about what you know can be difficult, especially if it … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Maya Angelou, reading, writing, writing groups
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On the Road with a Monk
It’d be nice if people actually read one or both of my blogs, but whether anyone does or not, I plan to keep plodding along putting a little something related to reading or writing (this blog) or to life (Mom’s … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, reading, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, reading, writing
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Learning from Pearl Buck
After listening to Garrison Keillor talk about Pearl Buck on The Writer’s Almanac, I knew I had to reread The Good Earth. About a fourth of the way through the book, my admiration for the author’s storytelling gifts grew, especially when I … Continue reading
Posted in books, books, book reviews, Elizabeth Gilbert, readng, Uncategorized, writing, writing fiction
Tagged book reviews, books, Pearl Buck, reading, writing, writing advice
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Artists, Managers, & Teachers
Have I been writing? Yes. Although I haven’t had as much time to concentrate on my personal projects, I’ve been putting fingertips to keyboard every day…except when traveling. On those days, I usually rely on a journal to record impressions, … Continue reading
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Tagged reading, writers, writing, writing projects
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