Giving advice to someone in any business these volatile days is risky—no less in the writing biz. Things have changed drastically since I first put my toe into freelance writing waters, fifteen plus years ago. It's hard to predict what new condition, improvement, or obstacle will come along tomorrow, let alone a year or two… Continue reading Advice I’d give a new writer
Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. and the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female. by John Mark Comer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Just in time for Valentine’s Day another book about love: Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female by Portland (Oregon) pastor John Mark Comer. It’s a… Continue reading Loveology (review)
Today's Writer's Blog Hop topic: "Character Sketch of My Hero" made me stop and think. What hero did Ruth Snyder, who organized this meme, have in mind? - The hero character of a book or story I'm writing? - My real-life hero? - My heroic ideal?I've decided to write about the hero that ignites my… Continue reading Superwoman
HOW BIRDS SING by Kay Ryan One is not taxed; one need not practice; one simply tips the throat back over the spine axis and asserts the chest. (Go HERE to read the rest. Scroll down a bit...) *************** Right around the end of last year, Mary Lee Hahn offered a Kay Ryan book giveaway… Continue reading The song of birds
Welcome to the Freelance Writer’s Almanac for February 2014! The flowers of February are VIOLET and PRIMROSE. The birthstone of people born in February is AMETHYST. It means SINCERITY. 1 Canada’s RCMP came into existence on this day in 1920 (The Christian Almanac - TCA p. 77). George Bush & Boris Yeltsin officially declared the… Continue reading Freelance Writer’s Almanac – February 2014
Violet Nesdoly 