Tuesday, February 27, 2018
A Revision Reminder
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
~Mark Twain
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Garden spider zipper
I love the way this garden spider makes a "zipper" in her web. Is there a story here?
Learn more about the black and yellow garden spider. I found this one in CT.
Learn more about the black and yellow garden spider. I found this one in CT.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
The "pre-published" author's mantra
Perseverance is failing 19 times
and succeeding the 20th.
~Julie Andrews
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Corny Vocabulary
So many colors..are there words to describe them all? Ivory, yellow, gray, eggplant, mauve, rose, up close they look a bit like river rocks that have been worn smooth by centuries of icy water. There's one kernel that even looks like an engorged tick, now you can really tell I live in New England!
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Farm Stand...and more
I found all kinds of goodies at the farm stand last summer...including story ideas. This pudgy fellow turned out to be a bedstraw hawkmoth caterpillar.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
In case winter is dragging on...
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow
into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own
freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop
away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
~John Muir
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Show Don't Tell
“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
~ Anton Chekhov
~ Anton Chekhov
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