I’m happy to introduce Phil Bond as a returning guest on my blog. He was one of my critique partners for years and specializes in nonfiction and short stories. Today he wants to share his view on why we write. Phil wrote this essay on January 9, 2011, one day following the tragic shooting in Tucson on January 8, […]
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Do Dogs Feel Grief? Coping Together
Dorothy Skarles continues her series on Bereavement, Memoir, and Expressing Oneself in Writing with a post about Dogs and Grief. Welcome friend. Do Dogs Feel Grief? Throughout the world many dedicated people own pets. The bereavement group is no exception. “I don’t think dogs grieve,” one woman said when the subject of grief for the family […]
Eating Chocolate and Losing Weight by Julie Anne Lindsey
Today, I’m proud to present guest blogger, Julie Anne Lindsey. Julie Anne Lindsey is a Midwestern wife, a homeschooling mother of 3, and an all around caffeine addict. She’s also an unpublished author blogging her journey to publication at Musings from the Slush Pile, where she shares writing tips, author interviews, personal experience, and opening chapters […]
Mourning Tears
Today guest blogger Dorothy Skarles, shares her thoughts on bereavement. Welcome Dorothy! Mourning Tears Going through a very old quotation book in prose and poetry from the greatest writers, ancient and modern, I spotted this verse written by Richard Monckton Milnes to Myrzha. “He who for love hath undergoneThe worst that can befall,Is happier thousandfoldThan on […]
Big Ambitions
I have big ambitions for the coming year. I need fresh ideas for my blog–posts that both share my journey as a writer and also inform. I’ve been blogging for a while. I should be a pro by now. Ha. Where to begin? Here comes the “big ambitions” part. To keep the creative juices flowing, I plan […]
Resolutions and Daily Routine
Want your resolutions to become more than broken promises to yourself? I sure do. I want to ACTUALLY write more, with less constraint. I want to ACTUALLY kick a few bad habits, exercise more, and eat more nutritional foods. So what’s the secret to keeping your resolutions, if there is one? Secrets to keeping resolutions Routine. […]
