* This was the prompt for our Mastermind writing exercise last week. I'm going to hold myself accountable to showing up and doing the work, so I&…

... and yours too :-) I just want to put it out there into the world that writing is a necessity in my life, and if you are part of my life, it is a n…

First day of the 30 Day (Writing) Blogging Challenge, and I’m going to have to cheat a little and schedule this first post. But for a good reason. Th…

When you’re used to doing things BIG, it takes some work to begin doing things small. And I know my kindred spirit understands what I’m talking about…

I've been working steadily to create good writing habits. In the process, I've felt the need to organize some of my writing space and that in…

I'm considering making this space what it actually is rather than what I think it's supposed to be - my life in progress, not the life I hope…

Giving thanks for - the breath in my lungs, waking up this morning, heat, coffee, family, technology - even with all its flaws, candles, friends, pro…

Such a sigh of relief. The Hope Writers Manifesto sitting right in front of me on my writing desk reminds me, “We are still real writers even if we n…

Why not just show up and write a little something and actually post it to your blog? Well, that’s what I think I’m going to try to do more often.

I see this "start here" element on a lot of blogs these days when the blogger wants the reader to understand something about the purpose or…

Two things happen on my best days - I get out of bed at the butt-crack of dawn, and I spend an hour to an hour and a half reading the tall stacks of …

I took the risk, finally. And you know what? It didn't kill me! It didn't even hurt. It actually felt really good. It still feels really good…

A good old-fashioned list of some of my favorite blogs and websites (also always under construction with new additions) Blogging/Writing/Voice Over Elit…