I love my Saturday mornings soaking up the advice and wisdom of Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird. Her wisdom challenges me as a writer and gives me things to think about to refine my own pieces. As many of you know, I’ve written a book, Encounters On a Park Bench, which is currently beingContinue reading “Character and Plot”
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Five Minute Friday: Park
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Park. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Park”
“Another Opening, Another Show…”
The Pumpkin Show is an annual festival held in my hometown of Circleville, Ohio. This is the greatest FREE show on Earth and one of the largest local festivals in the country. Each year, the schools shut down, the roads are closed, and people travel from near and far to enjoy some days indulging inContinue reading ““Another Opening, Another Show…””
Dressing and Educating: Days 40-44
Day 40: October 10, 2016 Mondays don’t get much sweeter than working research and writing periods. As we draw near to the end of the first quarter I provided time in both of my classes today to conduct research for debates in history and for writing a personal narrative in English. My school has purchasedContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 40-44”
Stitch Fix Gift Cards!
I’m full of all the good intentions in the world. As soon as the first frost hits I immediately begin to think about Christmas. Every holiday season I aim to get all of my gifts purchased well in advance so that the pressures to get it all done never overshadow the most wonderful time ofContinue reading “Stitch Fix Gift Cards!”
School Lunches and Polaroids
The next two chapters in Bird by Bird are focused on the beginning drafts and inspiration for writing. So many of Lamott’s antecdotes resonate with me and have helped me as I begin to develop my first draft of a new story. Lamott inspires me to see the writing material in the every day momentsContinue reading “School Lunches and Polaroids”
Five Minute Friday: Mail
This week the topic for the Five Minute Friday link-up post is Mail. What is a link-up? Essentially a link-up is when you join other bloggers and write on a similar topic. You share your blog posts with one another and begin conversations via a host site. You can head over to Kate Motaung’s page to check out otherContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Mail”
Dressing and Educating: Days 35-39
Day 35: October 3, 2016 My Monday dress game was strong today. I’ve been getting into the habit of wearing dresses on Mondays to help jump start my week. It’s hard not to feel productive when you are dressed up and professional. This dress above is from New Look in England. I paired it withContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 35-39”
German Village
Over night the weather went from sunny summertime to cool autumn. Every part of me was itching to get outdoors from the moment the rays of sun poked through the curtains. I poured myself a hot cup of coffee and browsed through events going on in Columbus. After a few minutes of deliberation we decidedContinue reading “German Village”
First Drafts and Perfectionism
As I begin my second week of reading through Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott I am taking a look at the chapters “Shitty First Drafts” and “Perfectionism.” In the writing world, I’ve heard “Shitty First Drafts” referred to time and time again. This statement has become commonplace amongst writers, but really took off fromContinue reading “First Drafts and Perfectionism”
The Ameri Brit Mom 