Monday Blues
It’s the first Monday in August. Five months left in the year. Here are some questions to get you thinking: 1. What did you miss doing this summer? List all the things you can think of. 2. What do you … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Noony’s Blog
Sunday Box Talk – The Journal As Tool
One of the best ways to get better at understanding our own boxes and their effect on us is through journaling. I don’t mean the stereotypical daily page-by-page, blow-by-blow accounts, but more like letters to ourselves. In fact, writing a … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – The Journal As Tool
One of the best ways to get better at understanding our own boxes and their effect on us is through journaling. I don’t mean the stereotypical daily page-by-page, blow-by-blow accounts, but more like letters to ourselves. In fact, writing a … Continue reading →
The Noonhour – A Children’s Folktale
Welcome to The Noonhour, a Podcast featuring essays, children’s stories, and other items I find interesting. It’s an experiment that I’m enjoying, so sit back, relax, and listen to The Noonhour
Continue reading →The Noonhour – A Children’s Folktale
Welcome to The Noonhour, a Podcast featuring essays, children’s stories, and other items I find interesting. It’s an experiment that I’m enjoying, so sit back, relax, and listen to The Noonhour
Continue reading →Walking In This World – Promptly
The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month are the Prompt Group meetings for the Evanston Writers Workshop. It’s funny, but I find that on prompt days, I don’t usually do my morning pages in the morning. Today is no … Continue reading →
Hair Tea – Emerald Fire and Herbs
In writing, we get to use what we know. This used to intimidate me (what if I don’t know anything??) until I realized that’s my inner critic talking. I do too know stuff. So. What do I know? The airspeed … Continue reading →
Worldbuilding with Emerald Fire
Join me today on the Writer’s Retreat Blog where I talk about the process of worldbuilding as it applied to our experience of writing Emerald Fire, as well as some tools you can use in your own writing.
Continue reading →Win An Ebook!
Watch for posts on Facebook and Twitter about my book. Then comment on it and share with friends. Your comment will enter you to win a free copy of the ebook. Everyone participating and commenting will also receive a coupon … Continue reading →
I’m Blogging at Samhain Publishing and the Writer’s Retreat Today
I have two articles for you today. The first is at Samhain Publishing, Who To Write About (When You Can’t Write About Your Friends and Family). Rachel and I use pictures to inspire us in our stories, and I share … Continue reading →