WRITE BRAINED
I often wear a T-shirt sold by D.A.R.A. (Dallas Area Romance Authors) that reads "Write Brained." I adore it, and it's so apropos. Writers will understand me when I say I write all the time, even when I'm not at the keyboard typing. My work-in-progress (AKA "w-i-p") is on my mind whether I'm cooking, exercising, or watching TV. If not, I'm mentally collecting ideas and characters for my next project. It's the ultimate in multi-tasking. Yesterday the Weather Channel's Storm Stories was on in the background while I folded laundry, and my mind jumped to ideas for putting my characters in ...
Random Thought for Today
We're all busy. Our schedules look like something out of a horror film, and for every item we take off, someone puts two more on. Grabbing a few minutes for ourselves is hard, and sometimes seemingly impossible. And yet we are diverse women with broad interests and deep concerns. We don't want cotton candy for brains and we know that we must keep our minds active and occasionally focus on things other than the mundane and everyday. We hunger for those things as we do food. Yet time is committed. We need a solution. In that spirit, and seeking that solution, I created ...
OH THE WONDER OF FRIENDS
Recently a woman sent me a message on Facebook. "Are you the Trish Graves who used to go to Meadville High School?" I didn't recognize her first name, but recognized her last. So this time I responded that yes, that was me, and was she related to my friend who owned that last name? Fast forward. She tracked me down, then got me in touch with my best friends in the world at the time. I've wondered forever what had ever happened to them, but never realized how I could do it. How stupid am I? I spent at least an hour tonight ...
WRITE BRAINED
Posted by Cheryl Norman
I often wear a T-shirt sold by D.A.R.A. (Dallas Area Romance Authors) that reads “Write Brained.” I adore it, and it’s so apropos. Writers will understand me when I say I write all the time, even when I’m not at the keyboard typing. My work-in-progress (AKA “w-i-p”) is on my mind whether I’m cooking, exercising, or watching TV. If not, I’m mentally... [Read more]
Random Thought for Today
Posted by DivaVicki
We’re all busy. Our schedules look like something out of a horror film, and for every item we take off, someone puts two more on. Grabbing a few minutes for ourselves is hard, and sometimes seemingly impossible. And yet we are diverse women with broad interests and deep concerns. We don’t want cotton candy for brains and we know that we must keep our minds active and occasionally... [Read more]
Keeping Abreast of Good Nutrition
Posted by Cheryl Norman
Pardon the pun, but it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have valuable information for you to pass on to your daughters, granddaughters, nieces, and other young women you love. Don’t wait until you reach the at-risk age to prepare your bodies to fight breast cancer. There are things you can do–and eat–that lower your risks. According to Eating Well Magazine’s... [Read more]