When my sister and I were little, my mother used to read us books almost every night. I especially loved it when she acted out all the parts. She made up a song for “The Best Nest” that still haunts me, lo these many years later. That’s probably one reason I love audio books so […]
Archives for 2012
Quotes for the New Year
Happy New Year everybody! As you may, or may not, know, I love me a good thoughtful or pithy quote. Here are some great ones regarding the start of a new year (and the dreaded New Year’s resolution). New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them […]
The Problem With Advice About Writing
I realized a few days ago that books about writing make my head hurt. Don’t get me wrong – advice is good. Advice means that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel over and over again. Advice helps. Yay, advice! But… There’s a very lucrative industry out there of books on how to write and […]
Hitting the Reset Button
I love standing on the threshold of a new year. Even though the boundary between one year and the next is completely arbitrary, I love standing at the end of the “old” and looking forward into the “new”.Today the new year has not yet arrived. It is still unsullied by footsteps. I haven’t had a […]