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In my mother’s closet

Love to WriteJuly 30, 2012938Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bob and I are in South Louisiana visiting my parents and other family members this week. In the room where we’re staying, my mother has a large, walk-in closet which holds a lifetime of memories. Each piece on those shelves has a story, and the fact it has survived all these years confirms its importance…

Look who’s cruisin’ with us …

Cruise, CruisersJuly 24, 2012460Views 0Likes 0Comments

Wendy Weiler and Barbara Robertson People continue to sign up for the Writing the Waves cruise leaving out of Port Canaveral on May 12, 2013. That may sound like a long ways away, but to get your choice of cabins and secure a spot in the limited number of spots available for the writing program, it’s…

Growing Bolder Interview

SpotlightJuly 22, 2012642Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Saturday, July 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m., I appeared on the Growing Bolder radio show on NPR station, WMFE, 90.7 FM. Growing Bolder is a weekly show hosted by Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer that features "ordinary people in the pursue of extraordinary lives," people who believe "it's not about age; it's about attitude." In my…

Writing contests…help or hindrance?

Love to WriteJuly 22, 20121KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Becky McGregor is a Writing Your Life class member who has had great success writing and publishing her work. Last year, the Florida Writers Association accepted two of her stories for its 2011 anthology, Let’s Talk. Becky wrote a piece titled “Eight Wheels” in our spring 2012 class session, which will be published in this year’s…

Creating a writing community

Love to WriteJuly 16, 2012481Views 0Likes 0Comments

Social media guru and Writing Your Life class member Penney Fox did a presentation on blogging last week to the Orlando chapter of the Florida Writers Association. She brought the house down and gave great information about how we can use blogging to promote ourselves as authors and sell more books. What struck me was the…

Reasons to write

Love to WriteJuly 9, 2012655Views 0Likes 0Comments

At the First Saturday Writing Workshop a couple of days ago, I was reminded of the importance of writing our life stories in such a vivid way . I gave a prompt to write about one of the most unusual things the participants had ever seen in the sky. I expected big sightings—the aurora borealis,…

Hook ‘em…

Love to WriteJuly 5, 2012618Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hook 'em ... Your first sentence or two can make or break the story. It can entice your reader to keep going or convince him to go take a nap, so it’s important to put time and effort into constructing a great opening. But, and this is a big but, work on your opening after you’ve…

New summer reads

SpotlightJuly 2, 2012414Views 0Likes 0Comments

USA Today recently came out with its list of top summer reads. The staff picked their favorites in a multitude of genres including beach reads, thrillers, mystery and suspense, politics, memoirs, musicians, fiction favorites, paperbacks, womens fiction, literary fiction, nonfiction, sports, and young readers. Check out USA Today's top picks. What are you reading this summer?…

Writing and cruising

Love to WriteJuly 2, 2012511Views 0Likes 0Comments

Picture this…crystal blue water, view of the horizon in every direction, azure skies with puffy white clouds, exotic destinations, scrumptious food, first class entertainment, fascinating people, time for adventure and relaxation, and a chance to learn more about writing your personal and family history. Now, pen yourself into this scene. The first ever Writing Your Life…

To comma or not to comma…

Love to WriteJune 28, 2012977Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve never seen so much confusion, debate and misconception centered on one little item—the comma. Writing guides continue to produce pages and pages of text focused on how the comma should and should not be used. The problem is that outside the comma’s basic usage, none of the experts agree, so how do we as…