Category Archives: Me, the Writer

I’ve started reading A Writer’s Guide to Nonfiction. Right away the author, Elizabeth Lyon, suggests three questions to answer when deciding on the topic of one’s nonfiction book. So, here it goes: What is my purpose in writing this piece? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fran, over at Sacred Ordinary has an entry about Exploring Benefits of Hand Writing vs. Computer Writing. This got me thinking about how I choose to write. As you may be aware, I keep a personal journal in addition to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Writing The Book is slow going. Sometimes I wonder if this is something I really should do. It seems like every other person out there is writing a book. It isn’t anything special or great anymore. It is just something … Continue reading → Continue reading →

An excerpt from my private journal, from yesterday: When I was a little girl I dreamed of being a writer. Through grade school and middle school I wrote many stories and non-fiction essays. Always I received high grades and encouraging … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have found a grammar course to take through Barnes and Noble University. It looks interesting, and I hope it will be more helpful then previous courses that I have tried to that through this site. Continue reading →

Research as started for The Book. I think that perhaps it might be wise to draw up some sort of time table. In all honesty, I have no idea how long of a process this is likely to be. Beyond … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I do some of my best writing, blog entries or otherwise, either while walking or falling asleep. Unfortunately, by the time I wake up or get in front of the computer, the ideas are long gone. Somewhere in the back … Continue reading → Continue reading →