“Long patience and application saturated with your heart’s blood—you will either write or you will not—and the only way to find out whether you will or not is to try.” —Jim Tully, Writer’s Digest I’m not sure if you all are ready to keep following me down my writing road, but in case a few of you are still interested, …
I only write in blue ink. ~Kat Graham Writing is such a personal joy when you are young and are dreaming of what might be. You might even be able to believe that yes, this, whatever dream you are keeping a tight grasp on, will be. That’s sort of where I was through my early teens after I had outgrown the mystery …
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein I asked in my last post if any of you liked to know about how and why someone becomes a writer. Some of you – okay, two or three of you — said you enjoyed knowing a writer’s beginnings and path to becoming a writer. So, I decided …
I live for watching TV and partying with my book club. ~Lauren Lapkus Lauren Lapkus is a comedienne and that makes me pretty sure this was intended as a joke. I’d be joking if I said I lived for watching TV since the local news and some ballgames are about all that have me tuning in. However, when it …
I love going to book events and meeting readers and other writers. I was honored to take a photo with Woody and his new book at the Kentucky Book Fair a few years ago. His best friend, Leigh Ann Florence was a big help in his book writing and a lady with a million dollar smile. Woody was so popular …
A reticule, also known as a ridicule or indispensable, was a type of small handbag or purse, similar to a modern evening bag that became popular in the late 18th century and early 19th Century. In our modern world women and girls have a variety of purses to carry their essentials. Some ladies like a bag big enough to hold …
“Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary.” —Margaret Cousins Do you think writing thank you cards and actually putting them into an envelope and sending them snail mail has gone the way of 8 track tapes? Or manual typewriters? Or phones on the wall? …
Happy Father’s Day! A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. ~Author Unknown My dad loved ice cream. Mom would buy the Neapolitan three flavor ice cream and serve it in slices. I liked the strawberry section best. Sometimes Dad would buy lemon flavored ice cream because he knew us …
Play is a universal language. It gives a sense of joy in being alive. It is one of the healthiest things we have in our culture. When we play, we give a gift of joy to another. ~Louise Hart Have you ever splashed through a creek in the middle of summer? Not worrying about getting wet. Not even thinking about …
“Imagination thrives on mystery”―Patrick Harpur Well, this had been an extra fun Mystery Photo Game, but tonight we come down to our last mystery photo for this time. I’ve strained my brain enough coming up with five mystery photos. And I didn’t do too bad with the first ones. I managed to get some tricky ones in there for some …