1 Last night I went to the Digital Family Reunion, a gathering of tech and business people, because I want to mingle with the digerati and talk to bloggers and soak up information and ideas. I had to talk myself into going through with it -- a little voice in my head kept saying, You won't know anyone there except for two people, and either or both of them might not show, or you might not be ...
1 I am thankful for the amazing people in my life and the ability to do work that I love. I am thankful that in the last year and a half I was able to feed my mind and my soul with the kind of conversation and connection I was craving. I am thankful that my turkey came out well. Moist, tender, and well-seasoned. 2 I am in Pacific Grove, near Cannery Row: John Steinbeck country. I came up ...
Fashion shoot in my backyard today. The photographer is a friend of mine and I was happy to offer the space to his crew, which included an actress from High School Musical and her "really good" hair and makeup people. Since my ex-husband and I separated, my house has come in handy: it's been used for a wedding (complete with Chinese tea ceremony in the living room) and a music video. The ...
This. The best way to learn to write is to read. I would add that your other best tool would definitely be a blank wall. Or a game like Tetris or Minesweeper, if you are the sort of person who can do it with just a little of your mind. But no matter what form you give it, the Blank Wall is one of the most important parts of any writer’s toolkit. Probably the package of fine-tip Sharpies is ...
So I got linked to this post on reading and how it ties in to becoming a writer. And I mostly agree with it based on observations in my own home. See, Rugrat is the first kind of reader. There are books everywhere and he's grown up with the idea that reading is a part of life. But, it's not all he does to amuse himself. There's playing with his brother, hanging out with friends, playing ...
I was in New York for about five minutes with Dude. We went to the big annual awards dinner his environmental nonprofit organization holds every year. I was very pleased to see one of those awards go to new friend (and Dude's old friend) Sebastian Copeland , an internationally renowned photographer who spent months trekking through the Arctic and Antarctic documenting the melting ice caps . ...
On the connection between being a writer and being an avid reader . (Thanks to rosefox8 for the link). I don't write, but most of my friends who are book addicts do. How many people here also consider themselves writers? How many of you are published authors? Also, things seem to have died down here a little. I know it's a busy time of year-- for me too. But I want to encourage ...
Over at Tribal Writer I've started a video log -- or, as the cool kids call it, a 'vlog' -- about all the books I've loved before, now, and in the future (reading-slut that I am). I'm wondering how often to post these vlog entries -- I think I'll aim for once or twice a week. Back from World Fantasy. Last night I took part in a zombie panel (and how many women get to say that?) held at 9 in ...
1 Yesterday I imported this Livejournal to Wordpress.com, so there are now two mirrored versions. I will continue to post here (I love the community here, can't fathom the idea of leaving) as well as over there , which means that you, dearest reader, have your pick. Sadly, during transport all my gorgeous comments got left behind. I know there are ways to import those as well, but am not so ...
cross-posted to Storytellers Unplugged 1 Reading came first. It always does. Reading is the inhale, writing is the exhale. I once read somewhere that kids who like to read fall into two groups. The first naturally picks up reading from their environment: they see their parents reading, they find books in the house, they go to libraries and bookstores and learn young and easily the ...
