Autumn Storm

[I want desperately to be skilled at painting pictures with words. Studying what I’ve written for the first draft of my first-ever book, I’m acutely aware of how inept my writing really is. I still want to write my story, but I need to develop my abilities at this craft before I get much further …

Focusing on Description

Over at Fiction University, Janice Hardy challenges her readers with writing exercises. Actually, she calls them prompts but she always wants the participants to concentrate on specific perspectives. I usually pass these activities by because I feel I’m doing okay on the particular focus for that time around. However, I’ve been struggling with descriptions as …

Too Little or Too Much?

Most people who read blogs, especially the one classified as personal have their summer from June 20th to September 20th. Or it could be the 21st depending on the year. (I never could figure out the math of the calendar year. I’ve just accepted it no matter what the change or lack of was.) Summer …

My New Blog and Scene Colors

A New Design for a New URL Chances are you clicked over here from the blog where the name and the URL don’t match. However you got here, I’m glad you arrived and thank you for taking the time to be here. Do you like this look? I know that I’m elated and impassioned by …

The Crazy Garden Lady

Most people who live on our street in this small sub-division keep their yards looking decent. This isn’t to say that everyone has a yard that deserved recognition in Better Homes and Gardens though. We’re just regular people who like to look out our windows once in a while and see the grass mowed and …