Just For Fun Friday 08/08/14
More musings… What does a writer look like? I read once, in one of those ‘how to be a writer’ books, that many poets really aren’t writers. They just like to look like poets. Well, I have to confess there was a time period when I worried about my ‘image’. I wanted that future book […]
How’s Your Voice?
If you were a singer, you would be doing deep breathing exercises and running scales – do,re,mi… If you were an actor or speaker, you would be doing the exercises and practicing vowels – a, e, i… …and you’d both be checking things like projection, volume, and resonance. But as a writer, voice may be […]
Just For Fun Friday 08/01/2014
August 3rd through 9th is designated as National Service Dog week. We often only consider seeing-eye dogs as service dogs, but there are dogs trained to anticipate medical crises for diabetics, epileptics, heart and kidney patients and more, as well as those who help people with hearing impairments, autism, and other difficulties. Many are trained for assisting […]
Stories Untold
I’ve harped enough on the subject of stories being all around us. The truth of this hit home when I read an article in the midst of the investigation of the jetliner that was shot down recently. The report revealed the identities and hopes, dreams, and accomplishments of many of the passengers of the fated […]
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