"Ignorance and prejudice are fuelling the spread of a preventable disease. World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS.... [I]t's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice." -worldaidsday.org, 2006 There is nothing funny about AIDS. Go… Continue reading Quote of the day: World AIDS Day
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Taking chances & clinging to plastic ducks
"Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck." — Lemony Snicket If this quote has left… Continue reading Taking chances & clinging to plastic ducks
Thanksgiving food coma: A national pastime
"The funny thing about Thanksgiving, or any huge meal, is that you spend 12 hours shopping for it and then chopping and cooking and braising and blanching. Then it takes 20 minutes to eat it and everybody sort of sits around in a food coma, and then it takes four hours to clean it up."… Continue reading Thanksgiving food coma: A national pastime
Quote of the day: Cooking 101
My great aunt is coming over today and we are going to spend HOURS cooking italian treats. Homemade cannoli's (shells and all) antipasta, infused olive oils and oh-yes, even Uncle Leo's famous chicken scarpariello. I've got my apron ready to go and the camera is charged up. You bet your sweet holiday rump there will… Continue reading Quote of the day: Cooking 101
Write every single day of your life
"You must write every single day of your life…You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads….may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." — Ray Bradbury… Continue reading Write every single day of your life
Sleep on your writing
"Sleep on your writing; take a walk over it; scrutinize it of a morning; review it of an afternoon; digest it after a meal; let it sleep in your drawer a twelvemonth; never venture a whisper about it to your friend, if he be an author especially." - A. Bronson Alcott This is good… Continue reading Sleep on your writing
Top 10 things every writer can be proud of
Every writer goes through the same feelings of self-doubt at one time or another. Am I good enough to do this professionally? Am I sure this is the best my manuscript can be? Is my query letter an accurate snippet of what my book is about? Is my storyline clear? Is there enough… Continue reading Top 10 things every writer can be proud of
Happy birthday John Lennon!
In honor of what would have been the legendary songwriter's 70th birthday, todays tweets will be solely dedicated to Mr. John Lennon. If you'd like to help spread the peace and love around, be sure to RT and Retweet all of his wonderful words. Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you… Continue reading Happy birthday John Lennon!
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!
To love…
"We are born to love as we are born to die, and between the heartbeats of those two great mysteries lies all the tangled undergrowth of our tiny lives. There is nowhere to go but through. And so we walk on, lost, and lost again, in the mapless wilderness of love." -Tim Farrington I… Continue reading To love…
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