Today’s post will be half-hearted at best. And, it’s mostly a filler because I’m writing it Sunday afternoon, immediately after writing and posting the longer post about data security that went up on Sunday. Sunday’s post was several days late because some kind of creeping crud decided that our household was its next stop. We’re... Continue Reading →
Writing Starts with Organizing
Before other pantsers get up in arms about today’s blog title, let me reassure them: I am not talking about outlining today. I’m still a diehard, let’s-dive-into-this-project-to-see-where-it-goes pantser, so no one needs to panic that I’m about to wax rhapsodic about the beauties of creating an outline before writing a story. Today, I’m talking about... Continue Reading →
The Bubbling Cauldron of Discontent
This week’s post is a current events post, and the topic du jour is Kevin McCarthy’s battle to become the 55th Speaker of the House. (I’m writing this Saturday afternoon, and Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected to the post earlier this morning.) I am not a fan of Rep. McCarthy, although I did respect him... Continue Reading →
Writing Retreat Update & December Recommendations
I did not meet my goal of writing 2,500 words each day during my two-week break from work. I had a migraine one day, and was fighting a cough a few others. Plus, I took some time off to just relax with Jen on the days she had off from work. According to my tracking,... Continue Reading →