Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash Since the onset of my exertion as a blogger, back in 2013 (Or maybe it was 2012.), I haven’t given any thought to what would happen if I discontinued my blog. Even when I stopped writing posts every week, the idea of closing my blog wasn’t an issue I … Continue reading Valediction
Conspiring with the Characters
Image by Nicole from Pixabay Happy New Year! ◊ It’s customary to make resolutions at the beginning of the year. In the past, I’ve avoided this ritual because I believed I could never stick to whatever process was needed to accomplish the task. I believed life, on a daily basis, was perturbing enough as it … Continue reading Conspiring with the Characters
A Seasonal Provision
Image by Couleur from Pixabay HAPPY HOLIDAYS! The celebration season is upon us, which, for most of us, means a hornet’s nest of activity. Our emotions will be riding the extreme and, occasional, if not mostly, we will find ourselves exhausted. I seem to recall, in my distant past, loving this time of year. New … Continue reading A Seasonal Provision
Grammarly vs LanguageTool
Image by Orna Wachman from Pixabay When Grammarly hit the internet, making the tool available for bloggers, I was exuberant with hope. My frequent typos would vanish. When I downloaded LibreOffice and discovered one of the extension tools was LanguageTool, I was elated because I wouldn’t have to write a draft of my post online … Continue reading Grammarly vs LanguageTool
Flipping POV
Image by pascal OHLMANN from Pixabay Point of View can make all the difference as to how a story is taken in by the reader. The author can have you sit back to see the bigger picture or draw you so close that you know one character intimately. I recently finished reading the novel, Fair … Continue reading Flipping POV
A Throwback: What Role Do I Play?
Image by Jo Stolp from Pixabay I finally realized there will be times when I can’t produce a post for my blog for a variety of reasons or excuses, but it should stop me from delivery something for followers to read. To present this type of post, I’ve added the category of throwback. My intention … Continue reading A Throwback: What Role Do I Play?
Living with GAD
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A little over two months ago, the last part of July, I decided to post two times each month instead of just once a month. It worked out fine in August, but in September, my health started to bug me more. Those of you who have been following me … Continue reading Living with GAD