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Darla’s Writer Wednesday – Inspiration

Writer Zen Garden Posted on May 11, 2016 by a.catherine.noonMay 11, 2016

Dear friend and gifted writer Nicole Gordon once gifted me an inspirational book. It’s called “Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing” and offers all sorts of open-ended writing experiments, encouragement from writers and poets, and enough blank pages to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Darla, Writer Wednesday, Writing

The Writer Zen Garden – Tools From A to Zen: Reflections on the A-Z Challenge

Writer Zen Garden Posted on May 9, 2016 by a.catherine.noonMay 9, 2016

Wow.  It’s hard to believe it’s already well into the second week of May already.  It feels like it should still be April.  Or, if I’m being honest, January. Of 2010. But I digress. We all know that time seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, A. Catherine Noon, Noon and Wilder, Rachel Wilder, Reflections, Writing

Zen

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 30, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 30, 2016

End mind, beginner’s mind?  We’re at the end of our challenge for this month, the April A to Z Blog Challenge.  Six of the WZG crew participated this month, and we’ve brought you all sorts of content from, well, A … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, A. Catherine Noon, Buddhism, Noon and Wilder, Rachel Wilder, Writer Zen Garden, Zen

Y is for Yoga

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 29, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 29, 2016

Some of the benefits of Yoga are: Increased flexibility. Increased muscle strength and tone. Improved respiration, energy and vitality. Maintaining balance. Weight reduction. Cardio and circulatory health. Improved athletic performance. Protection from injury While I love Yoga…I really do, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, Motivation, Noon and Wilder, Poetry, Reference, Reviews, RWA, Tina Holland, Tools, Writer Zen Garden, Writing, Yoga

An Alternative to Xanax

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 28, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 28, 2016

Writing can serve as a path to the self.  In troubled or stressful times, we need this more than anything, but our society’s advice is to avoid the problem – take a pill, a powder, and do anything but face … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, A. Catherine Noon, Writer Zen Garden, Writing

W is for Why Do I Prep?

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 27, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 27, 2016

I grew up in Florida. On the coastline. Not sure If I really need to say more. I loved storms, watching the clouds roll over the waves and the lighting dance and crack in the sky. But then, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, Rachel Wilder

V is for Viking Swords & Fantasy World-Building

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 26, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 26, 2016

Have you ever envisioned a certain weapon for your character that was so specific that nothing compared to it in reality? I faced that problem in my WIP, and it’s kind of like going on a shopping spree with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, fantasy, research, weapons, world building, Writing

How to Create an Oral History for your Family; or Unforgettable and Unfortunate Things my Kids have Done

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 25, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 25, 2016

How to Create an Oral History for your Family;  or Unforgettable and Unfortunate Things my Kids have Done by Evey Brown It happens almost every time my family gets together, someone says, “Mom, tell us again about the time…” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Evey Brown, Writing

T is for Tastiness

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 23, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 23, 2016

Okay, I’m not sure tastiness is a good subject title. But I’m ready for dinner. So sue me. And I didn’t get assigned the letter O but it is my own fault. I could have requested it. Then again, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, Columbus, cooking, cuisine, Darla, Darla M Sands, food, Japanese food, Ohio, okonomiyaki, restaurant, travel

S is for Sex Scenes and Story

Writer Zen Garden Posted on April 22, 2016 by a.catherine.noonApril 22, 2016

As a writer of Erotic Romance- although I may have to rethink my branding, because what was Erotic ten years ago, can be considered main stream now, it’s important to keep sex scenes creative and fresh. How do you do … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged #atozchallenge, Romance, Sex Scenes, Story

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