OK, so today has gone: get the kids up and out, walk them to school, walk back; write a little (and I mean a little) on the novel; get some great ideas for magazine articles, thrash them out, write them out, research markets. Pick up one kid from school, go to the library, do some… Continue reading Today's Roster
Author: JulieD
Online Postings for Freelance Writing Gigs
…I suppose online freelance writing listings are perilous at times, but I’m trying them out. I want to find some little gigs that will get me back in the swing and build my confidence and clips…
Happy Anniversary
Eighteen years ago, so I’m told, I was being a bridesmaid for the first time. Eh, the only time…I have somewhat hazy memories of the day, since it was so long ago and all, but I remember…
Hurricane Ike
Nine years ago I flew to Houston, TX, to talk at a writers’ conference. My host picked me up from the airport (in his BMW Z3) and drove me along Highway 1, past the Johnstone Space Center with its Saturn 5 rockets lying on the grass by the entrance, and into Clear Lake. It was… Continue reading Hurricane Ike
Writing!
Vanity is a valid motivational tool, right?
Full Mast!
I picked up a pair of capri-length jeans yesterday in a 50% off sale (cos, you know, summer’s over…even if it is still 80-something degrees). As I put them on this morning, I pulled them up and they kept going, past my bum, past my hips and, hallelujah, up to my actual waist. Today, for… Continue reading Full Mast!
Great Blogs
I LOVE this blog. It is written by a 25 year old New Jersey nurse who is working on a “Mercy Ship” in Liberia. She makes me cry almost every day. And I linked to her from this blog, by a newly-minted pediatric doctor who also makes me laugh and cry. Bookmark them and read… Continue reading Great Blogs
Back To Writing
I haven’t thought about this stuff in so long, that seeing it again is like visiting a former me. I wish I could go back in time and give her a big hug and say…
I Feel Pretty
I’m utterly thrilled. Not only do I love the necklace (which is just the perfect length for my tastes) but I won it!
Incompetence
…I had resolved to be totally on top of things this time, and here I am blotting my copybook before school even starts!…