Random Ramblings, Writing

Bad Writing Can Be More Influential Than Good

I love reading.  I’ve been tracking what I’ve read this year, writing down each author and title starting with the first day of spring.  Why start in March?  I’m not sure.  I suppose it’s because everyone else makes their resolutions at the beginning of the year, when they’re too busy to actually commit.  March seemed… Continue reading Bad Writing Can Be More Influential Than Good

Writing

How Many Vampire Loving Friends Can You Have, Before You’re Just Creepy?

I had a wonderful day out with my friend and writing mentor.  We were celebrating her birthday month.  We saw the new Harry Potter movie, went out to lunch, and had shakes for dessert.  I was able to meet some of the other friends in her social circle.  It was nice meeting new people.  … Continue reading How Many Vampire Loving Friends Can You Have, Before You’re Just Creepy?

Writing

Writing and research are like peas and carrots!

Writing and research go together like peas and carrots.  Every since I rediscovered my love of writing, my Internet searches have gotten stranger and stranger.  In the past 24 hours, I have looked up cat of nine tails, Prince Sextus Tarquinius’s trip to Gabii, the Oracle of Delphi, a quote from Lord Acton, the common… Continue reading Writing and research are like peas and carrots!