Tag Archives: inspiration

The Teaspoon and the Tea

My current interest is social justice movements and related topics and my list of followed blogs is starting to reach critical mass. This is something I’m always interested in, but it’s also the thing of the moment for me. Next week, … Continue reading

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Working Review: Our Daily Toast

This time, I am headed over to Toasted Cheese, which is a literary journal, writers’ forum, and writing prompt provider. They have a fantastic monthly calendar, which provides prompts for each day. March particularly impressed me because every Saturday was … Continue reading

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Divine Revelation

I was in the bookstore today, browsing the writing reference section, from which I have been rightly banned by my loved ones who keep having to lend me money for books, when I came across Illustrating Children’s Picture Books. The … Continue reading

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Working Review: Acceptable Randomness

Apart from a collection of books on writing, I also have a handful of writing programs on the computer. Sometimes I found them because I had a specific need – note card programs, for example – and sometimes I just … Continue reading

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Other People’s Brilliance…

…always inspires me to do more. Holly Lisle just posted an announcement about her next project, a collaboration between her writing and her daughter’s jewelry making. It sounds incredibly cool from the perspective of a potential reader and buyer of … Continue reading

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Working Review: Worth 1000 Words

I figured out what I am trying to do with the working reviews. It’s not really about the books that I’m reviewing. That’s mostly just an afterthought and a nod to where I got a particular exercise. What I am … Continue reading

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