Getting Started, Twitter, Writing

How do you handle distraction?

Today is just one of those days. After a round of afternoon yoga my chi is still at large. Time for option b...caffeine induced zen. Funny, that isn't working either. No matter how much caffeine I ingest I'm not finding that zen garden today. You ever get like that? I'm trying to figure out how my… Continue reading How do you handle distraction?

Inspiration, Pictures worth a thousand words, Quotes, Twitter

It is the pen which dreams!

It's #Writer's Wednesday on Twitter, #WW and I'd like to send out a special 'hello' to all of my writing friends out there. I know I've said it before, (countless times) but you are so awesome. We're now 1,500 friends strong on Twitter and I've gotten a chance to know a lot of you personally.… Continue reading It is the pen which dreams!

Inspiration, Quotes, Twitter, Writing

Friday quote time!!

This week has been so hectic, it's hard to believe it's Friday again! Be sure to check out the Twitter Feed for the blog (if you haven't already) and see this week's #FF love fest. Hopefully I didn't miss anyone, so if you've RT'd or Retweeted me this week and you don't see yourself mentioned… Continue reading Friday quote time!!

Characters, Inspiration, Pictures worth a thousand words, Quotes, Twitter

J.D. Salinger is this Friday’s quote of the day

  "What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though." -J.D. Salinger  excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye… Continue reading J.D. Salinger is this Friday’s quote of the day

Inspiration, Pictures worth a thousand words, Quotes, Twitter, Writing

Dylan Thomas is today’s quote of the day!

"Now behind the eyes and secrets of the dreamers in the streets rocked to sleep by the sea, see the titbits and topsyturvies, bobs and buttontops, bags and bones, ash and rind and dandruff and nailparings, saliva and snowflakes and moulted feathers of dreams, the wrecks and sprats and shells and fishbones, whale-juice and moonshine… Continue reading Dylan Thomas is today’s quote of the day!

Twitter, Writing

Not a usual post, but…

I usually try to keep my Examiner.com column and personal @ScribeQuotes blog separate, but today's article is for a really good cause... So I decided to bend my own rules. I'm a firm believer in helping people achieve their creative dreams, and this cause just might be something you are interested in too. If you're… Continue reading Not a usual post, but…

Getting Started, Inspiration, Literary Agents, Quotes, Twitter, Writing

So… you think you’re crazy? Here’s a quote for you!

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do… Continue reading So… you think you’re crazy? Here’s a quote for you!

Inspiration, Pictures worth a thousand words, Twitter, Writing

Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday

I love autumn, especially in New York. The changing leaves, the crispness in the air... I can almost smell those marshmallow's toasting now. Autumn Leaves-Kerri Maniscalco   The autumn leaf falls like a ballerina twirls Without a sound as it gently touches the ground In beautiful poetic swirls It paints a picture for me, Of… Continue reading Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday