We are surrounded more and more by media – social media, augmented reality games, television commercials at gas stations; the list goes on. I’m the first to admit that the internet can bring people together – I am, after all, … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Noony, here! I’m tickled pink to introduce my buddy from the Nice Girls Writing Naughty group, Leela Lou Dahlin. She’s our special guest for this week’s Writer Wednesday. Please make her feel welcome! Take it away, Leela! * * * … Continue reading →
March is not yet half over, but spring seems nearly here in my little corner of the world. Today I saw a crocus blooming in my garden. More exciting is the fact our migrating vultures have returned in droves, filling … Continue reading →
There is so much writing software available today it makes me dizzy. A friend recently raved about something to the degree that I decided to try it out. Sure. Fine. Step one, it’s officially installed. Since then I have imported … Continue reading →
I have been dragged kicking and screaming into the modern electronic era but only to a certain degree. The Oxford comma is still pertinent to me. Likewise, my habitual double spacing after each sentence continued until only recently. I’ve finally … Continue reading →
Tired of feeling like a lump, I recently discovered the joys of working out. I’m learning as a novice that increased fitness relies on alternating exercises. No surprise there. No doubt circuit training has its place, too – set routines … Continue reading →
Many years ago I discovered a website through which people shared their stories. I met some really great people and read some remarkable fiction. Another unexpected discovery turned out to be learning a miniature story format termed the drabble. Each … Continue reading →
Wow! Is it really October eighth? In another month we’ll be through the first week of National Novel Writing Month. I’m attempting to stoke the artistic fire with activities like those mentioned in my previous post. Likewise, I’ve joined a … Continue reading →