Today is the first day of March. The word “March comes form the Roman ‘Martius.’ According to this site, it was originally the first month of the year (Roman calendar) named after Mars the god of war. The flower of the month of March is the Daffodil or Jonquil. March’s stone is Aquamarine / Bloodstone… Continue reading Freelance Writer’s Almanac – March 2014
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
Has poetry brought lovely, interesting, gifted people into your life? It has certainly done that for me. My poet friend and memoirist Tracy Lee Karner (whom I've never met in person) posts a back-and-forth chat we had about poetry and our long-term friendship on her blog today. In it she interviews me and then answers… Continue reading Poetry and long-term friendship
Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Three friends, Jo, Claire and Sierra, buy farm property just outside the town of Galena Landing (Idaho) to realize their dream of living off the land in an eco-ethical way. Even the mouse-infested trailer they have to move into (until they get around… Continue reading Raspberries and Vinegar (review)
Two halves A bigger half is mathematician’s impossibility. But such a thing when cutting pie ever a probability. © 2014 by Violet Nesdoly (All rights reserved) **************** Today, January 23rd, is National Pie Day! I'm sure the Pie Council won't have a problem with prolonging the celebrations into Poetry Friday. The little poem (above) was… Continue reading Two halves
Thanks to Keri at Keri Recommends and Dorraine Bennet at Dori Reads for adding wonderful rays of sunshine to my day and, over the last little while, nominating this blog for a SUNSHINE AWARD! That's definitely the way to brighten up a foggy January! Here are the (flexible) rules: 1. Acknowledge the nominating bloggers 2.… Continue reading January Sunshine
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