Song of the Day: Chasing the Sun by Sara Bareilles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfIuJpdTDCU Hello all! It’s the last Monday of 2013! Is it me or do the years seem to be getting shorter? It’s almost as though I don’t have enough time to get…
Archives for 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Song of the Day: Baby Please Come Home by Mariah Careyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vll-7xEQNUc Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas! If you don’t celebrate Christmas, then Happy Holidays!
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- December 23, 2013
Song of the Day: Merry Christmas Baby by Hanson Hello all! It’s been a LONG time since I posted the opportunities. It’s the end of the year, but why give up now? Shouldn’t we aim to finish strong? Just…
How I Won NaNoWriMo: Tips That May Help You Too
Hello all! How I’ve missed you. For the month of November I usually go into hibernation because it’s National Novel Writing Month. This was my fourth year doing Nano and it was a success. I do it every year…
Writing Prompt #4
Hello all! Prompts are back! This was actually another desktop background I found on Google. Thought there was an air of mystery to this house and decided it would make a fantastic writing prompt. I’ll be posting the image…
Banned Books Week 2013
Hello all! I can’t believe it’s already time for Banned Books Week! This year is flying! For those of you that don’t know what it is, here’s what www.ala.org has to say: “Banned Books Week is an annual…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- September 24, 2013
Song of the Day: Roar by Katy Perryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8 Hello all! How was the weekend? For the first time in a very long time, I edited a ton of my own work. I was able to edit five chapters, and…
These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen
As some of my regular readers might know, I don’t do book reviews. I do however, post about books that I thoroughly enjoyed. These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen is one of those books. I came across this book at…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- September 17, 2013
Song of the Day: Free by Donovan Frankenreiterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ0iJdgUNdA Hello all! It’s been a while. The real deal is that I was transitioning jobs. I finally got out of the traditional 9 to 5! I am now teaching English I…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- July 17, 2013
Song of the Day: Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ycXl9Zom8 Hello all! It’s been a while. I’ve been so busy, it’s sort of unreal. I had a spectacular weekend with my writing buddies a couple of weeks ago. We got…
Writing Prompt #2
Song of the Day: Layla by Eric Claptonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUdlaLWSVM Hello all! I was searching the Internet for wallpapers and came across this mysterious woman on scenicreflections.com. I thought it might be a nice idea for a prompt. What’s the first…
Opportunities in the Great Big Literary World- June 10, 2013
Song of the Day: Wings by Little Mixwww.youtube.com/watch?v=cOQDsmEqVt8 Hello all! How was the weekend? I will be quite brief over the next couple of weeks due to a temporary change in my work schedule. I’m working extra days in…