This is a good time to check in with my March goal, which is to read one fiction and one non-fiction book a week. So far, I’ve finished Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and Predictable Irrationality, so having the goal in mind is definitely helping to focus my reading time. It’s not that I necessarily want to …
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens (Great Expectations) I love beginnings, change, transitions, especially when the calendar rolls over to a new, fresh, clean month. Or, in the case of …
Whether you prefer the idea of a genius with time management issues or a zinn that can sometimes wreak havoc with our minds, the important point is that we need only to do our part, to show up. Or, in Sage Cohen’s words, to “honor and cultivate the balance and delight of your existence here on Earth.”
Thank you to the authors of the forthcoming The Dyslexic Advantage for the Facebook share of Reading Rocket’s recent interview with children’s author extraordinaire, Avi. I first took a look at the interview (and video clip) for his thoughts on dyslexia, but then found myself drawn into the rest of the transcript, some snippets of …
I’m frustrated. Much of my writing is going well, but one big project continues to elude me: the book based on my great aunt’s diaries. I write snatches and scenes, try out points of view, past and present tense, different voices. I ping pong between thinking the work should be historical fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, …