I was inspired by Beth Kephart’s beautiful writing area to post my creative working space. There’s also a photo of Patty Palmer‘s office, one of my critique buddies. I know I’ve seen more photos of other writing spaces out there, such as P.J. Hoover‘s (another critique buddy, who by the way has a great interview up on…
Visualize your goal. Keep it front and center. Tell some trusted friends and family about your dream. Print your goal on beautiful paper, frame it and hang it somewhere you will see it everyday. Write a letter about your dreams and mail it to yourself. Put it on your screensaver on your computer. Do everything…
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. – Dorothy Thompson You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt Be not afraid of life. Believe…
One-and-a-half weeks left before winter break and the kids will be home, home, home for the holidays. There will be little time for writing or plotting or shopping or wrapping, so I’ve got to keep focused for the next nine days. I have to admit, I’ve been distracted with life stuff these past few…
Becky Levine 16’d me last week on FaceBook, and I figured I’d post this on FaceBook and on my blog. I wasn’t sure that I’d find 16 interesting facts about myself (that I’d be willing to share with the public), but I’ve come up with a list. In case you’re interested, these facts reflect my…
No time for slouching today. It’s Maniacal Monday! I only have today and tomorrow to write since the kids will be home from school for the Thanksgiving holiday. So, 5k words today, it is. Anyone else in? Keep checking in the comments here or over at Holly‘s for some encouragement! Wahoo! Here are…
I am pleased to welcome Wendy Mass to my blog. I’ve been a fan of her work, particularly of Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. If you haven’t read it yet, you really need to. It is perhaps one of my favorite MG books that I’ve read this year. My husband did and couldn’t…
Uh-oh. Guess what I committed to and kind of forgot because of the WBBT? Writing 5,000 words. Today. Gulp. Thankfully, I’ve been writing this afternoon. I’m at a little over 1,400 words. It’s 3:25pm. Wish me luck. © 2007 – 2010 HipWriterMama – All Rights Reserved. © 2007 – 2010 Vivian Lee Mahoney –…
I am honored to have Beth Kephart here with me today. Simply honored. Beth is a 1998 National Book Award finalist in non-fiction (for her beautiful book about her son! A Slant of Sun: One Child’s Courage), a National Endowment for the Arts grant winner, and a Pew Fellowships in the Arts recipient, And this is just a…
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