In July I wrote a few goals as part of Blogging 201. So how did I do? I can take one approach and write 'failed miserably'. Overall not so bad. I just need to adjust some goals to make them realistic. Here's the semi-stream-of-conscious report. Goal 1: Visit more blogs and comment on them. I … Continue reading It’s Accountability Time
Category: Writing
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I’m a What? Plus Other Adventures on the Blogging 201 Second-Go-Round
Like a mechanic under the hood of a car, I tinker with my blog. I signed up for Blogging 201(again) for some fine tuning. This time I feel more sure about the direction of this blog. I checked my fonts for responsive design (thank heavens for that web design class), and even thought about my … Continue reading I’m a What? Plus Other Adventures on the Blogging 201 Second-Go-Round
Off The Wall Moves Forward On Its New Project
Off The Wall, my writers' group, just met this past weekend to discuss plans for our next venture. We have written, right now we are polishing, and we have an idea who things will get structured. On my end I have a story to polish as best it can, and fix up my preface for … Continue reading Off The Wall Moves Forward On Its New Project
Reading in Progress: The Sense of Style: A Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Book talks usually happen after I read the book. I decided to flip the script and talk about a book in progress, especially a book helping me take a look at my writing. Steven Pinker's The Sense of Style: the Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century already generated heated debate among those … Continue reading Reading in Progress: The Sense of Style: A Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Just a Note to Say…
#weekendcoffeeshare: Drinking in Semi-Darkness to Gear Up for Things Ahead
It's Daylight Savings this weekend, bad news as my brain already feels like it's made of teflon, things sliding off as soon as I try to remember them. Now we add a time shift to really screw things up. The blinds to my living room and bed room remain closed as I write this post … Continue reading #weekendcoffeeshare: Drinking in Semi-Darkness to Gear Up for Things Ahead
A Little Note to Say…
In the Outer Reaches of Revision Land
This image best describes revising my NaNoWriMo piece: http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/polar-bear-dragging-himself-around.gif It's an arctic tundra of bad sentences, plot holes, and every kitchen-sink scene to fill a (possible) young adult novel. (Time will tell if it remains one.) It looks overwhelming at first, but I have this insane belief a story dwells in the mess. I have … Continue reading In the Outer Reaches of Revision Land
Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges
I did some tidying in my drafts folder for Stacks and Ranges. I would begin a post then abandon it for some reason. It either didn't work, or the timing made it irrelevant. (To quote Douglas Adam, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”) I accidentally pressed the wrong button with WordPress' new … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges
Unpaused Life 
