If you haven’t noticed, I have written a blog post for almost every day in the month of August. I never quite explained what I was doing, so this is a retroactive Prologue to my shenanigans. Humor blogger Awesomely Luvvie started a 31-day blog challenge that encouraged fellow bloggers to write something on their sitesContinue reading “Wrapping Up #31writenow with a Bow”
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Yay! The Decatur Book Festival is here!
I was the girl who did happy dances at book fairs. Whose mother rewarded her summer book reading…with more books. Who considered books an appropriate birthday, Christmas, wedding, anytime-you-wanna-say-I-love-you gift. I even trawled the campus bookstore buying up the interesting required books from other classes (sorry, Florida State!) Needless to say, my particular brand ofContinue reading “Yay! The Decatur Book Festival is here!”
Wiping Blood Off the Leaves
I kill green things. Under my care, plants eventually turn brown and brittle. One potted cilantro I bought lasted long enough for me to make one tasty batch of guacamole, and then the leaves wilted. It died within the week. I don’t know why my plants conk out on me. I may over or underContinue reading “Wiping Blood Off the Leaves”
My Grammar Brings All the Boys to the Yard
My Grammar Brings All the Boys to the Yard The best way to attract people to what you’re saying is to avoid distracting them with mistakes in your writing. I found these tips from The Write Life helpful for writers of all stages! Which one is your Achilles heel?
Mindy Kaling’s Writing Advice
In Entertainment Weekly, Mindy Kaling dishes on how NOT to alienate your audience with mean humor when writing comedy. I think she rather nails it; this is good advice for sketching believable characters in general.
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