When forced to work within a strict framework, the imagination is taxed to its utmost… and will produce its richest ideas. Given total freedom, the work is likely to sprawl. T. S. Eliot
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The Short Form Is Hard…
“The short form is hard. You need to have the scope of a novel on a canvas a fraction of the size. Your story should be something a reader will turn to from time to time in the same way that people listen to certain songs before they get ready to go out or fall… Continue reading The Short Form Is Hard…
Let The Summer Time Roll
I enjoyed our two weeks away, and it was definitely long enough for me to start thinking about all the things I wanted to do when I got back. There are many writing-related things, of course, but I’m trying to let them take a back-seat to family life, since I have my boys (9 and… Continue reading Let The Summer Time Roll
One Decade On
Exactly ten years ago this morning, I saw two pink lines on a pregnancy test for the first time ever. I had waited some time to see them, then instantly forgot whether two lines meant yes or no. It’s been a quick decade, thanks to my lovely boys.
Lemon Water In the Morning
I keep running across articles about the health benefits of drinking lemon water on ye Internets, so you know, it must be true: 5 Reasons To Drink Lemon Water Can Lemon Water Help You Lose Weight 10 Reasons Why You Should Drink Lemon Water In The Morning While I’m extremely skeptical of their ‘scientific’ content,… Continue reading Lemon Water In the Morning
Change The Appearance of Your WordPress.com Blog
You’ve got your new blog. Now you want to decorate, and make the space your own; I get that. When I made my first website back in the dim-dark days of 1996, I had to learn about HTML and Hex values and the ‘table’ tag; and all kinds of barbaric things like that. Luckily for… Continue reading Change The Appearance of Your WordPress.com Blog
Change Your WordPress.com Blog’s Subtitle/Tagline
Along with the sample first post and the sample first comment, WordPress has an annoying habit of putting an automatic subtitle on all new blogs. It reads “Just Another WordPress Blog” and looks like this: Now, I’m a fan of WordPress and all, , but I don’t really want that as my subhead. To change… Continue reading Change Your WordPress.com Blog’s Subtitle/Tagline
Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Now that you are logged in to WordPress.com, you are either staring at the dashboard or the New Post window. From The Dashboard To post a new entry on your blog, look at the left-hand menu. Hover over, or click ‘Posts’. This expands the menu. You’ll want “Add New”. Click it. Posting Your Entry I… Continue reading Posting To Your WordPress.com Blog
Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So, you’ve set up your first WordPress.com blog. Congratulationss! Now, How Do I Get Back To My Blog? Well, if you haven’t been away from your computer or haven’t logged out it’s as simple as going to wordpress.com. There, at the top right of the screen you’ll see your username and a user icon in… Continue reading Logging Back In To WordPress.com
So You Want A WordPress Blog?
You want a blog, and lots of people recommend WordPress, but you’re are finding it all a bit confusing That’s fair, because the blogging tools are quite powerful and have LOTS of options built in. Happily, you can start small with a basic blog (ignoring most of the options on the screen to start with)… Continue reading So You Want A WordPress Blog?