Archives for 2012

The Muse Gives Birth

*pant pant pant* OWWWWW! *pant pant pant* Muse! Muse! *Betsy runs into the post* I have your ice chips. *offers cup* Take your ice chips and put ’em where the sun don’t shine! *pant pant pant* I’m sorry, I’m sorry. The contractions are getting closer, aren’t they? What the hell do you think? Okay. *Betsy […]

Suddenly

I hate – absolutely HATE – when I know what I want to do, I know what I need to do, I even know HOW to go about doing what I want and need to do, and yet…and yet…I don’t do it. For example. I know that I need to eat better. I know that […]

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

  I really love this poem.  Let’s just say that it resonates with me on a whole lot of levels.  So, because I have failed to prepare a blog post for this evening, I invite you to enjoy “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by the incandescent Maya Angelou.  And as we move into […]

What Else Would I Do?

Sometimes I wonder why I write. Usually I wonder after I’ve spent several hours at my desk and can hardly move when I get up. Or when my arms ache so much from working on the computer that I just want to cry. Why am I writing? Will I still do it if I never […]

Branding Ms. Betsy

I’m so glad you’ve agreed to meet with me today, Blogosphere. I didn’t have much choice. You kept googling me. Yes, well, *hum* I wanted to reach out to you and get your thoughts on how I can build my author brand. I envision this as an informal brainstorming session, if you will. I think […]

Lazy? Really? Well, Maybe…

A few weeks ago, I got one of those annoying memes* that spreads around Facebook like kudzu. In this one you were supposed to look at a word-cloud and pick out the first four words you saw. The first four words you saw are what describe you the best. I picked out the words “compassionate”, […]