Have you ever heard of Mokelumne Hill? I hadn’t until my friend, Natalia, and I attended the Manzanita Writers Press book launch celebration for Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, Volumne 6 at the Hotel Leger on Main Street. Mokelumne Hill takes its name from the Mokelumne River, Miwok for the “people of Mokel,” […]
For Writers
Lady Gaga Bios Worth Reading?
Behind the Fame by Emily Herbert. A biography. Average review, five stars, a detailed account of Lady Gaga’s career, explores the enigma… Wait a minute. Lady Gaga bios? But she’s not dead. What gives? Well, 288 pages, that’s what, of which 32 are photos. Okay. It’s unauthorized. We all should be so lucky. Or maybe not. […]
Adding Images to Your Blog Using Flickr and Creative Commons
Note to Reader: Since writing this post, I have discovered stunning free images & royalty free stock at Pixabay Now for the fun part. Adding visuals to your blog using Flickr and Creative Commons! It’s amazing how much more appealing your posts will be with pictures. And Blogger makes it easy. But first, a word for beginners. If […]
Lessons from Lady Gaga
Okay, so Lady Gaga is not “Lady Behave Yourself,” and maybe you’re not one of her “Little Monster” fans, but that doesn’t mean you as a writer (or anyone for that matter) can’t learn some valuable lessons from Stepani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Here are ten for starters. Don’t stop writing, revising, and submitting your work until someone […]
The 3 A.M. Epiphany Writing Exercises
Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction Do you need some inspiration for your fiction? If so, Brian Kiteley, director of the creative writing program at the University of Denver, has put together a great book for you called The 3 A.M. Epipany. It’s a collection of fiction writing exercises to help teach writers how […]
Setting up a Blog for the Technologically Challenged, Part II
Note to Reader: Since this post was written, I have switched from Blogger to WordPress for my blog and website. Lessons From Bloopers If you’ve taken the steps in Starting Up A Blog, Part I and you’re willing to do a little experimenting, you are now ready to post your first blog. Before we begin, though, I suggest […]
