by Joan | Apr 18, 2019 | Author Spotlight
In celebration of National Poetry Month I’m chatting with poet/writer, Annis Cassells about her indie-published poetry collection, You Can’t Have It All. Congratulations, Annis! I’m so excited for you. Q: Please share your background (educational/where you grew up): I...
by Joan | Apr 16, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge 2019 -, Snippets From the Past - Diary
Snippets from my five-year diary. April 16. *1970 (age 12): Hot Dog Day. I was mean to Bob so I didn’t get to have hot dogs. So what!!! First, if you’ve been following along, Hot Dog Day was a big deal to me. (Funny, because now I can’t stand to eat them!) Second,...
by Joan | Apr 15, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge 2019 -, Snippets From the Past - Diary
Snippets from my five-year diary. April 15. *1970 (age 12): Vicki and I went bike riding to Safeway and Family Farmacy. Went to her house and at dinner over there. Love the way I spelled ‘Pharmacy.’ We used to ride bikes all over and Safeway and Family Pharmacy were...
by Joan | Apr 14, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge 2019 -, Snippets From the Past - Diary
Snippets from my five-year diary. April 14. *1970 (age 12): Gym Day. Went on trampoline – fun. Went to Piano Class. On one page I got a racoon because I played excellently. I wasn’t fond of the trampoline, but I guess that day’s experience was much better. The...
by Joan | Apr 10, 2019 | Writer's Tips
In March, I posed a question to my newsletter subscribers, “What is your biggest writing struggle?” I received quite a few responses and will continue to answer them in upcoming “Writing Tips” blog posts. Reader Question: My biggest struggle with writing right now is...
