This year, I declared myself a rebel and began writing a series of personal essays. It would act as a slush pile for this blog or a grab bag of fiction ideas but my focus was not on the end result, the 50,000 words and the title 'winner,' more on the process itself. I wanted … Continue reading NaNoWriMo2016: Wrap Up Post and Look Ahead
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7 ways to consume media critically
Caitlin Kelly is a Canadian ex-pat living in the outskirts of New York, with a blog I followed for some years. Also worth reading as we get into the holiday season, her book Malled about her experience working for a North Face after getting laid off from her newspaper job. Her posts cover everything from … Continue reading 7 ways to consume media critically
Music Monday: Faith by Stevie Wonder, Featuring Ariana Grande
For those in need of a push as National Novel Writing Month counts down its final days, from the soundtrack to the upcoming film Sing, the one, the only, Stevie Wonder. (Oh, and Ariana Grande for those in the know. I am officially out that age bracket.) https://youtu.be/opGJR_dBEvY
Take a Hike! A Writing Tool. Really.
NaNoWriMo heads into the home stretch. Time to walk for more than catching the bus.
NaNoWriMo 2016 Update:Rebel Rousing
The year listed on my profile says 2013. Under my old profile, one I found and deleted, it's 2008. That year, in the middle of a crazy school term, V introduced me to National Novel Writing Month, and I never looked back. Julia Cameron wrote a lot about synchronicity in her book The Artist's Way, in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016 Update:Rebel Rousing
Music Monday: I Shall Not Walk Alone by The Blind Boys of Alabama
Hope is alive While we're apart Only tears Speak from my heart Break the chains That hold us down And we shall be Forever bound https://youtu.be/IIDUMYQIuf4
From Newbie Library Tech To An Emerging Vet
On the surface, I seem like a confident speaker. Usually, I can say things both prepared and improvised although two talks pushed my often submerged nerves to the surface. Both took place in front of the Library Technician students at the college, now divided into year 1 and two thanks to a new admission structure. (Previously, … Continue reading From Newbie Library Tech To An Emerging Vet
A Step Backward to Go Forward
Every do something thinking it's a good idea but as you go on, it doesn't sit well? It's why I changed the blog site back to Stacks and Ranges. Carry on.
The Flamingo of Doubt and Going Rogue for NaNoWriMo 2016
People used to pull out their morning paper on the bus; I pull out my phone. The first app to open is Twitter, scanning the feed for local and international news. My Twitter also features some writers I follow, including Chuck Wendig, an author I heard about two years ago from someone during a NaNoWriMo … Continue reading The Flamingo of Doubt and Going Rogue for NaNoWriMo 2016
Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
In September I purchased a Philips Wake Up Light like this one: The winter of 2015-2016 marked a turning point in my sleep habits. Unless it's a hotel room in New York, I had a hell of a time waking up. Not even the dulcet sounds of CBC Radio can ease me into a new … Continue reading Up Before the Crack of Dawn With A Little Help
Unpaused Life 