Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Author John Winston As the author of the IA series, I’ve had some success on social media, and people often ask me for tips. Well here’s the skinny. ? I use Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter equally, but it’s my firm and religious belief that Goodreads is the past, present, future,…
Originally posted on angelomarcos:
My latest ‘Creative Minds’ interview is with writer and blogger Allison Maruska. You can read it here!
Pop quiz time. What do the following things have in common? Traffic jams Fish in the ocean The full moon appearing every month Negative book reviews If you answered they are all certain to happen, then you pass! Every book gets negative reviews. The Hunger Games, a book I absolutely love, has 443 1-star reviews.…
When I was a kid, and the paper arrived on Sundays, I’d read it. Not just the comics, like most kids. I read the news stories, the business section, and if I was really bored, the lifestyle pages. Before I set it aside, there was one other page I would read every week: the obituary…
This post is about my grandma. Last month, I bought the pictured hummingbird feeder. One of my favorite occasions every year is the end of winter, when we can all climb out of our cozy dens and enjoy the new life around us. I’ve seen hummingbirds in our yard in past years, so I thought providing…
Originally posted on Eclectic Alli:
Welcome to the next of Taliana’s Events! I’d love for you to join us — if you decide to write a post for this be sure to link to this post so that I can find your post. Unlike previous events, Taliana is not inviting you all to a party,…
This is a great post about the use of internal monologue, and I happen to agree with the author so I’m reblogging. 😉
Originally posted on angelomarcos:
You might not have heard of her, but you’ll definitely know of the legacy of Stella Adler. She was one of the most influential and seminal acting teachers in the history of, well, acting. Taking her cue from Stanislavski’s ‘method’, she taught among others Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen,…
This is the post that I’ve been thinking about writing for some time, but it’s also the post I’ve been avoiding. The reason is simple: as a former classroom teacher and current certified tutor, the topic is a bit soul-crushing. This would be the exact opposite of the light, funny mood I usually try to…
I do my best thinking in the shower. I don’t think I’m alone here. Today I figured out how my two kids, who were born on different days of the week 3.5 years apart, both have birthdays on a Saturday this year. It wasn’t really important for the good of society, but hey, I was…
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