Calliope, Muse of Eloquence and Epic Poetry just highjacked my blog for the second time. Last time she led me to scandal when I wanted to write about washing machines. This morning I expected to write about the social ritual known as “Morning Coffee.” “No, No,” Calliope said wagging her finger and pointing at my
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TEN REASONS TO GO TO A WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
As a “general” rule (ever wonder why there’s no “private first class” rule?) fiction writers are shy. That’s why they create artificial worlds and imaginary friends. Writers like to sit at a cozy desk more than they like to go to parties, because at parties they have to talk to actual people. Or else sit
HISTORIAN & WRITER DISCUSS A PICTURE
Historian sniffs: “It isn’t a picture. It is a painting. Oil on canvas, mounted on a parquet panel.” Writer pouts: “You know what your problem is? You are too literal. What are paintings if not pictures telling a story. Who do you think this woman was?” Historian: “As the title indicates, she was an
SANDRA WAGNER-WRIGHT’S BLOG – WRITER, HISTORIAN, TRAVELLER
Aloha. Thank you for spending a few minutes with my blog. I am not just being polite. Your time is valuable, and you are sharing it with me. When I began thinking about this blog, I did some research. According to En.wordpress.com/stats, there are over 55 million blog sites at wordpress.com alone. WordPress reports 500,000