Today’s challenge is to re-write a poem.  I choose one of my favorites:  Trees. I Think that I […]

And now, our (optional) prompt. Today’s prompt was suggested by Bruce Niedt. Here’s Bruce’s explanation: take any random […]

NaWriPoMo prompt for April 7 is “write a love poem to an inanimate thing.”  I’m a day late, […]

No prompt for this poem: Eye Ears Nose, and Note That’s it.  End Quote.   Related articles NaWriPoMo: […]

  The prompt for today:  “write a charm – a simple rhyming poem, in the style of a […]

Prompt #2:  “…write a poem based on a non-Greco-Roman myth.” What better mythological creature to write about than […]

Today’s Prompt: Go to Reb Livingston’s Bibliomancy Oracle. Clear your mind, push the button, and then write a […]

Okay, maybe I should make Distraction my middle name.  (My initials will be ADD.  Hmmm…) Most the time I’m pretty focused; I just want to do so many different things.  Along came Candy Crush.  I wasn’t even interested, until all my favorite TV shows started including it as part of the current culture.  I don’t even like it, but I keep playing.  Get behind me Candy Crush; I have A Game Plan.

My Game plan for 2014:

  1. Get my novel published:  I will get editors, a cover designer, and a publisher.  I will.

    Progress:  Rod passed my manuscript and author profile on to the Senior Editor at Harvest House.  I got a very nice rejection e-mail from him.  He said, in part:   “I looked at your submission and the writing is better than most I see, so I do think you’re a good writer. But…  I want to encourage you to keep writing and keep sharpening your craft. ”  Oh now, that’s good-bad news, isn’t it.Guy KawasakiSo

I love the idea of starting the week out with a gratitude list.  Thank you, Laurel, over at […]

Each season brings its own beauty and its own pain. Spring:  Hope of things to come; The uncertainty […]