E Is For… Exercise!
Exercise! Love it or hate it, we all need more of it – especially if you, like me, are a person in love with words, reading, writing, and all the other things we do while SITTING. Sitting is the new … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Writer Zen Garden
C Is For… Create
Contributed by Tina Holland. Create – It always brings the image of something new and fresh. That image holds for the story as well. I have always found the early stages of writing the most exciting. Spending time with my … Continue reading →
B Is For… Beginner’s Mind!
Welcome back to Day 2 of the A to Z Challenge, Dear Reader, and the letter B! B Is For… Beginner’s Mind! What does that even mean? A beginner’s mind is a curious one. They know they don’t know, and … Continue reading →
A Is For… Again!
Contributed by Laura F. When I was in school (long ago now), a classmate claimed that anyone who went a full year without having sex automatically became a born-again virgin. I won’t comment on the validity (or invalidity) of this … Continue reading →
Z Is For… Zombies!
Contributed by Evilynne. In the horror genre, zombies are used as a metaphor for ‘xenophobia’, that is fear of ‘the other’. This is a logical fear as the unknown is always just that, unknown. Writers and directors work to create … Continue reading →
Yes Is For… Yes! Say Yes!
Yes! I said it. Yes, I’ll do the A to Z Blog Challenge this year! Yes! Am I glad that I did? Yes! Am I glad that I asked the folx who come to our weekly craft gathering, A Good … Continue reading →
W Is For… Walking
Contributed by Laura F. “W” is for “walking but it is also for “writing” and in this, my final post in the A-Z Blog challenge, I want to pass along and recommend the best piece of writing advice that I … Continue reading →
V Is For… Victory!!
Did your high school use the “V – V-I – V-I-C-T-O-R-Y” chant at football games? Kind of corny, I know, and nowhere near what some of the immensely creative students are doing these days (like my nephew, say). But ya … Continue reading →
T is for… Taco Tuesday! or, The Dubious Value of Trademarking
Contributed by Laura Rios In October 1933, the White Star Cafeteria in the Saint Regis Hotel of El Paso, Texas launched a weeklong advertising campaign to announce that they would be offering “Mexican tacos” each Tuesday. The tacos were a … Continue reading →
S Is For… Solo Travel!
Contributed by Carolyn Malone. There are two things that I take into consideration when traveling solo as a female: safety and walkability. In a previous post I mentioned travel to Cape May, New Jersey. For those who wish to venture … Continue reading →