Monthly Archives: November 2011
A Writer’s 10 Reasons to Give Thanks
On this Thanksgiving holiday, 10 reasons to give thanks for this particular writer: 1) For two parents and two grandparents who showed me the love of books and story at the earliest age, and ignited my love for the written … Continue reading
Filed under Adult Literacy, Books, E-books, Editing, Education, Featured Websites, Journalism, literature, Memoir, poetry, Reading, Teen Literacy, travelogue, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Education
NaNoWriMo and the Forcing Function
In 1993, when I was working on One Giant Leap for Mankind, the silver anniversary commemoration publication to the Apollo 11 lunar landing that I developed and edited, Apollo 10 astronaut Thomas Stafford used a term I’d never heard before: … Continue reading
When You’re 64: A Creative & Musical Celebration
This piece is dedicated to my dear friend, Nakula Cryer Last Friday night, I won a “guess the age” raffle. How did I know? When the birthday boy surprised 70 people at his party by stepping up to the microphone … Continue reading
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