Arkansas Writer

What's YOUR Process?

What’s YOUR Process?

Last week, I talked about my writing process, which isn’t really a process but more like happy accidents. The blog pulled lots of comments on all media outlets.  It seems my process is the same as many of you.  Yay – I’m not alone! But I have other friends who are prolific writers, and write […]

Just For Fun Friday 12/05/2014

Just For Fun Friday 12/05/2014

Yup, it’s THAT season…..                             Subject: Tucker Kinney ( my Great-Grandson!) Photographer: Shea Wieneke Kinney ( my Granddaughter)  So proud!    

Gearing Up for Poetry Season

Gearing Up for Poetry Season

If you’ve followed me for a year or so, you might be asking yourself, “Isn’t it time…”? Yup. It is. Poetry Season is around the corner. During the holidays and the first couple months of the year (and, it seems, the way my life has gone in general lately…) my writing time is limited to quick bursts […]

Finding the Right Words

Finding the Right Words

At our writers’ group the other night, our president used some extra time to ask about what we’ve been reading lately. My original thought was to compare three books that I had recently read, but a funny thing happened when I opened my mouth.  Even though the information was there in my brain, I could […]

What's The Subject?

What’s The Subject?

I love small town newspapers. The reporting is colorful, they include things about your neighbors (that sometimes they’d rather you didn’t know…yes, I’m such a gossip!), and often the typos are entertaining. But sometimes they leave you scratching your head. A few weeks ago, Bo and I picked up a local newspaper while traveling around […]