This Writer’s Life

Theme Songs

  Welcome to Day thirteen of the writer friends challenge! If this image doesn't give you an idea, today's topic is theme songs! Do my main characters have a theme song? You know, my taste in music tends to run more classic rock, show tunes, and movie soundtracks rather than current pop music, so it's hard for me to come…

Lucky Charms

Welcome to Day twelve of the Writer Friends Challenge! With St. Patrick’s Day being just around the corner, today’s topic is lucky charms, as in do I have a lucky writing charm. I can’t say that I do. Maybe I should, since I need all the help I can get to write my stories. But I'm so easily distracted by…

Writers’ Self Care

Welcome to Day Eleven of the Writer Friends Challenge! Today is all about self care for the writer. For me, this means it’s time to unplug. I need time away from my desk, time away from social media, and the computer.  If you follow me on facebook, you may have seen my post on Sunday encouraging you to unplug. In…

National Napping Day

WELCOME TO DAY ten OF THE WRITER FRIENDS CHALLENGE! I’m mixing it up a bit today. The original prompt was fun bookish merch ideas. But then I found out the first Monday after Daylight Savings is National Napping Day. 🤯 So, making an executive decision, I switched topics. Writers do it all the time!  I don’t know about you, but…

International Women's Day

Welcome to Day Eight of the Writer Friends Challenge!   Today is International Women's Day, a day set aside but the United Nations in 1911 to celebrate the social, economic, and political strengths, resilience, and achievements of women around the world. It also brings to light the vast disparity in gender equality. While we have made strides in the past…