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 →
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 →
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 →
So, I have a cold. I went hunting around in my archives for a funny picture and came across this gem, snapped by my partner in crime, Rachel Wilder. With friends like these, … Of course, it captures perfectly how I feel right … Continue reading →
Since I am not affiliated personally with the blog Nice Girls Writing Naughty, I feel it’s not inappropriate to promote the group. On the other hand our own very dear and talented team of A. Catherine Noon and Rachel … Continue reading →
I didn’t like books at first. I liked it when my dad read to me, but I didn’t read myself. I learned how to read interesting books around age six, graduating from the boring “See Jane Run” types. My mother had … Continue reading →
I bet you thought I mean that eff word, eh? Uh-huh. Busted. F Is For Friendship! I have been blessed by the internet. No, not because I sent a hundred thousand spams requesting money because I’m a Nigerian prince, or because … Continue reading →
Sunrise Over Evanston or, What’s the “O” For? Oh, my God, it’s early! (Thank you Robin Williams!)Image Copyright 2015 A. Catherine Noon; All Rights Reserved So, those of you who are paying attention will notice that it’s actually Thursday. Yup. … Continue reading →
Of the team of Noon & Wilder, I am the ‘Research Queen’ and how I adore my job. Even topics that I originally thought wouldn’t be interesting, often turn out to be the opposite. I think it’s important to get … Continue reading →
Openings. They’re hard. “You have to grab the reader in the first sentence.” “If you haven’t gotten the reader’s attention in the first three pages, you’ve lost them.” “The first three chapters are all you’ve got. If you can’t take … Continue reading →