2019-12-01 17:27
so if you've been following my NanoWrimo writing progress on Facebook, you may be wondering what comes next after writing 31,000 words. (if you haven't followed me on Facebook, you didn't ev… Read More
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Encouraging moms and other women who want to write. Encouraging homeschoolers. Observations on my life and life in general.
2019-05-07 22:02
it's time to tell the story of how i came to spend a day with my dear, new friend Gayle.if you're in the world of junk journaling, you already know who Gayle Agostinelli is. if you've come f… Read More
2019-04-27 13:38
once again, i had very good intentions about blogging every few days for the 100 day project. but then i found YouTube.ok, it's not like i hadn't heard of YouTube, or watched more videos tha… Read More
2019-04-09 17:30
i've started a new blog. if you want to check it out. it's called Joyful Michelle. i'll leave this blog up because i still like the content, but mostly i'll be posting over there for now Read More
2018-06-16 15:47
you'll have to watch the video to see what i'm talking about. "Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert does something she thought she never would in her SuperSoul Session... she’… Read More
2018-06-05 13:31
we have limited internet data here, so because we've pretty much run out, i'll be doing my IWSG post next week Read More
2018-05-21 13:58
2018-05-17 13:48
2018-05-15 14:52
2018-04-27 14:57
i've watched this video like 5 times already and it always makes me laugh Read More
2018-04-14 16:01
i found this on facebook, and it looks like it originally came from writingya.blogspot.com.this could also be a chart for any of my subsequent drafts. i think i'm on 6 now. or is it 7? i don… Read More
2018-04-11 14:33
2018-04-04 15:50
i just realized it's IWSG day and i wanted to put up something, but the cold virus has been running rampant here, so it's hard to get motivated, or think straight. i hope this is coherent. i… Read More
2018-03-07 15:55
the question for this month is: How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story?i'm going to turn that around and ask: "How do you treat yourself when you haven't achiev… Read More
2018-02-16 17:46
i don't know how i found this blog party, but it's all about superheroes! the majority of movies we watch as a family are superhero movies. i think they make up about a third of our collecti… Read More
2018-02-16 15:21
i was perusing blog posts and somehow ended up at Lissa's blog Rainswept. she was participating in a fun blog link-up about an imaginary city trip and used Audrey Hepburn movies for her post… Read More
2018-02-14 16:03
this video has meant a lot to me over the last few months and i wanted to share it Read More
2018-02-13 17:37
i love "love." i love writing love stories. i love reading love stories. i love watching love stories. i love hearing stories where love wins. when i doodle, it's usually hearts or swirls. i… Read More
2018-02-13 16:08
i do not, in fact, fear semi-colons. i actually love using them. one reader of my original novel said i didn't know how to use them, and that i used them too much. he didn't know what he was… Read More
2018-02-06 16:12
i'm tired of not writing. it's been a year since i worked on my novel. i haven't really been blogging. in both cases, i've tried. i've sat down, opened up my laptop, opened my Word program o… Read More
2018-01-31 16:13
i came across this quote in my facebook memories feed today."The Lion all began with a picture of a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. This picture had been in my mind si… Read More
2018-01-14 21:01
...is to post pictures of great quotes you forgot you had. :) Read More
2017-11-13 15:58
today, Alex Cavanaugh and Heather M. Gardener are hosting a Remakes Blogfest. they've asked the participants to ---"blog about your favorite remake: movie (or television show into movie… Read More
2017-10-26 16:00
i'm not sure where i found it, but here it is Read More
2017-09-21 18:37
i needed a change, and starting a new blog seemed like one way to do that. it doesn't mean i'm taking this blog down, or that i won't be posting here ever again (althought it's been so long… Read More
2016-12-11 15:46
a little something i doodled the other day. :) Read More
2016-12-03 16:10
i was perusing facebook today, as usual, and clicked on the tab "on this day." six years ago, i posted this. i thought it was fitting to post it again. (and yes, it's about the novel i'm sti… Read More
2016-11-15 18:50
2016-11-14 16:05
sometimes the push you need comes from a place you least expect. Read More
2016-02-01 15:22
and some inspiration from one of my favorite artist/bloggers, Lori Vliegen. just looking at this makes me feel a little warmer here in chilly Montana Read More
2015-12-21 17:53
for those of you who read my interview with my son at the beginning of December for IWSG, here's an update. the contest website posted the winner and runners-up. he's very pleased… Read More
2015-12-02 15:19
This is supposed to be where I put my catchy intro about my 19-year-old son Joshua and his CG art and how I interviewed him about his art for IWSG day so he could encourage us... but I didn'… Read More
2015-11-26 17:08
2015-08-31 14:22
today, i'm letting other people encourage you. first, a quote from Anne Lamott, part of a facebook post she wrote on May 12th. Here’s how to break through the perfectionism:… Read More
2015-08-05 14:17
when you're insecure in your writing, remember this quote from Marianne Williamson: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure… Read More
2015-07-01 14:17
today, i'm sharing what others have to say about overcoming our fears about writing...“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fe… Read More
2015-06-18 13:17
or i'm too busy or tired to hear them Read More
2015-06-02 14:08
reaching back into the annals of my blog, i found this post from 2009, where i ranted about working on my sequel (which, i hate to admit, means i've been working on my sequel for 6 years … Read More
2015-03-03 15:43
According to Jack London: “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”While I agree that finding inspiration feels like a fight a lot of the time… Read More
2015-03-03 15:31
Upon a Time is a beautifully written re-telling of the fairy tale Cinderella. February takes the familiar story and turns it on its ear with imperfect characters, intrigue, and unexpected tw… Read More
2015-01-14 14:03
this is a picture of my driveway, taken sometime in the winter of 2011. such a pretty picture. you'd never think that just around the bend to the left would be a place that scared me for a c… Read More
2015-01-07 15:07
i was going to post today but something came up. i'm hoping to post on Thursday or Friday. in the meantime, i have links to two or three years of IWSG posts from the past, listed from oldest… Read More
2014-12-31 15:14
i think i've used this New Year's wish from Neil Gaiman before, but it's just as good this time around.May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read… Read More
2014-12-23 14:07
...to you and your family from Montana.here's wishing you peace, good health, and if you're a writer, all the words you need to finish your novel and/or ideas to start a new one Read More
2014-12-13 14:28
my son and i are writing my novel as a team. the other day, we tried and tried and tried to work on a scene, but it was like pushing my Ford Excursion uphill. painful. clunky. tiring. we fin… Read More
2014-12-03 13:00
that was my thought today as i remembered that the monthy IWSG post was coming up. i've been posting for IWSG from the beginning and i'm not sure i have anything new to say. there are 268 bl… Read More
2014-11-21 00:49
my friend Christine Hardy posted this writing game on facebook. to play, you blindly scroll through your manuscript. as you scroll, let your cursor fall wherever it may. select the phrase it… Read More
2014-09-29 21:32
(This post includes an interview and is longer than the recommended 300 words for IWSG, but it also includes 2 giveaways for a great read.)I started writing in 2005. Since that time, I&rsquo&hell…Read More
2014-09-02 13:33
the lovely February Grace interviewed me on her Clockwork Conversations blog. :) Read More
2014-08-14 17:52
although, my hero was kind of a dark and stormy blacksmith with the heart of a knight. :) Read More
2014-08-04 20:15
i haven't missed posting for IWSG in a long time. this month i'm taking a break. hope to post in September Read More
2014-06-27 14:29
keeping with this serendipitous theme of fear i've been on, a quote from Anne Lamott, part of a facebook post she wrote on May 12th. Here’s how to break through the perfectionism:… Read More
2014-06-15 14:47
begins with one step.or as William Hutchison Murray (Scottish author and mountain climber) said in his book, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition ... “Until one is committed, there i… Read More
2014-06-04 12:30
i'm cheating today.life is a bit crazy, what with taking my son to physical therapy and other appointments and working on my novel and getting ready for a new animal around here (which i'll… Read More
2014-05-17 14:41
(this rambling was inspired by a post on February Grace's blog, entitled "What it is and what it is not.")the other day, i was in the chiropractor's office and picked up AARP magazine. (side… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
or in this case, do a post with links to other IWSG posts. these are some of my favorites...let's encourage each other (encouragement from other writers)facing the criticsjust like Chri… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
will actually help. case in point - i realized that i didn't like my characters because i didn't know them. i went to my writing friends for advice that included "write something else for a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
2006-06-07 11:16
but it is, and i should have something to say, because i have something to say every 1st Wednesday, even if i have nothing to say for the rest of the month. now that it's here, i find the on… Read More
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