Acknowledging My Villagers
On that trip it was my good fortune to be wrong; being mistaken is the essence of the traveler’s tale. Paul Theroux (1941- ) Riding the Iron Rooster. Isn’t that a great quote? It’s going in my book. In … Read More
Killing Our Darlings
How often have we memoirists heard that phrase? “Killing our darlings” sounded stark to me, when I first heard it, nearly five years ago now. Yet, over the ensuing years I’ve come to recognize that this is exactly what … Read More
Choosing One’s Profile Picture
This is not as easy as it sounds. I’ve know for a few months that one of my goals for 2014 was “updating my Profile Picture.” My current one will be ten years old in late August. So, channelling my … Read More
Finding Your Roots and Keeping Them
I’m thrilled to welcome Linda Austin for this month’s guest blog. As with all my guests so far this year, I first met Linda through the web of social media. I was immediately smitten by her story of … Read More
A 60th Jubilee in Kazakhstan
For weeks Gulzhahan had been reminding me of the “Sixtieth Jubilee” to which Woody and I were invited. Invitations, if offered at all, usually came a day or two ahead. Since hers had come weeks ahead, I knew it … Read More
Writers’ Process Blog Tour
Tag. You’re it! Remember that? Well, that old game came back to me last week when Kathy Pooler of Memoir Writer’s Journey tagged me in her post of May 29 and essentially said, “you’re it.” She said it … Read More
Turns Out We DO Judge a Book by Its Cover
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” They say (whoever “they” are). Well, turns out we do it all the time. As a result, choosing the cover for my book is a critical part of … Read More
Transportation – The path between worlds: Carol Bodensteiner
I’m pleased to have Carol Bodensteiner join us this month. But, in the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that for nearly the first year that I was active in social media, I got Carol confused with … Read More
My multitasking social media experiment: Week 1
As promised, I am reporting this week on my little experiment to stop multitasking. Read about it here if you missed it. The week began with my wanting to rethink the whole concept of automatic multi-tasking on social … Read More