2010 has arrived, and many have begun working on their resolutions for the new year. If one of your resolutions this year is to write more, but you have a hard time kick starting the creative flow, I hope this week's writing prompts help you. Each … [Continue reading]
Top 10 Writing Posts of 2009
I started The Juggling Writer in September, so I only have a few months of blog posts to pull from. Here are my 10 favorite posts of 2009: 10. The Gift of Reading: One of the best gifts an adult can give a child is a love of reading. Here are … [Continue reading]
Sherlock Holmes
My wife and I saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie today. We loved it! I haven't read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels like my wife has, but I've read enough to have cringed when the movie was first announced. Guy Ritchie? I … [Continue reading]
Backing it Up
Yesterday, I wrote about how a layoff can be good for a part time writer. I said I would show readers that I follow my own advice. Here it is... Seven years ago I was laid off. I didn't mope or panic about my situation; instead, I pitched a … [Continue reading]
2010
Hopefully you've been thinking about 2010 and your writing plans. If you haven't, there's still time in 2009 to give it some thought. Call it a resolution -- call it a plan, but it's important to look at next year and decide what you'll make … [Continue reading]
Layoffs, a Blessing in Disguise
We let out a sigh of relief when "the other guys" are shown the door instead of us. We hope the proverbial pink slip never comes our way, especially in a time when the unemployment rate is over 10% and when many of the 90% working are … [Continue reading]
The Gift of Books
Yesterday, I wrote about giving the gift of reading. In yesterday's blog entry, I wrote about how my mom is one of the people who made me love reading. We had a very rare white Christmas in north Texas. (I haven't seen a white Christmas in 25 … [Continue reading]
The Gift of Reading
Some of my fondest memories are of my mom reading Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories to me when I was a kid. My sister read...a lot! It's natural for a younger sibling to do what an older sibling does, so I became a reader, too. One of my … [Continue reading]
5 Writing Lessons in Last Night in Twisted River
I recently finished John Irving's Last Night in Twisted River. Irving has been one of my favorite writers since I was a kid. I will never write like him; I have no desire to write like him. But I love reading his books. Even if you're not an … [Continue reading]
Ebooks vs. Books
In August, 3 million people read ebooks on their iPhones. A school library in Massachusetts went digital. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Sony, and other companies are investing more in ebook readers. It looks like ebooks are finally becoming … [Continue reading]
Giving Thanks
It's Thanksgiving in the states. I think about things I'm thankful for quite a bit (because I'm a big sap like that), but I don't think I've ever made a list off the top of my head of the things I'm thankful for when it comes to writing. So here … [Continue reading]
The Patience of an Oyster
A good friend used to manage a music store. A regular customer was looking for a second job and applied for a position at the store. On the application, where one could list various skills and traits, this person wrote this and nothing more: "I … [Continue reading]
Speak Up! (4 Ways to Improve Your Public Speaking)
Novelists have a reputation of being reclusive. Non-fiction writers have a reputation of being salesmen. There’s nothing wrong with being reclusive (although it may take longer to make it—if you make it), and there’s nothing wrong with working … [Continue reading]
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