Last Friday I went bike riding with my 10-year-old. It was great. We were by the water. She wobbled a lot, though she never fell. I rode behind her. The path we took is a popular spot for runners and other bikers as well as walkers. There are two small lanes. On one side lay […]
Today I was adding up the numbers for my tax accountant–you know those numbers that show how much money you’ve earned–hopefully doing what you love–and then the amount you spent–those deductions–the cost of doing what you love.
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Today I was adding up the numbers for my tax accountant–you know those numbers that show how much money you’ve earned–hopefully doing what you love–and then the amount you spent–those deductions–the cost of doing what you love.
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With all the social networks that have arisen–particularly those for writers and readers–I wonder how much membership and spending time and developing connections at these sites actually benefits the writer versus blogging. And if so what is the most productive balance of time an author can spend seeking out and making friends at a social
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Though I write literary women’s fiction focused on African American women and men–mainly wives and husbands–I love to read historical fiction set in the Victorian era of England and Europe. Also men were men, and women were women. And like us today, they were flawed. It was okay to be married back then. No one
Though I write literary women’s fiction focused on African American women and men–mainly wives and husbands–I love to read historical fiction set in the Victorian era of England and Europe. Also men were men, and women were women. And like us today, they were flawed. It was okay to be married back then. No one
A writer’s most valued commodity is her/his time–and usually alone. It is in those moments alone that we do our greatest work–writing and reading. And yet, the writer must remain engaged with the world–observant, aware, awake, and alert to what makes people tick–the universal modus operandi that drive the human heart and soul. How do
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