Writing

Blog, Blog, Blog

Posted by Deb on Nov 18, 2014 in Blog, sports, Writing | 0 comments

 

I never thought I’d find myself blogging. It always sounded like one of those obscure Nordic games—like bandy or skeleton or curling. And while I’m not a total klutz, I’ve known for a long time that my gifts don’t extend to anything athletic.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that ‘blog’ is actually short for ‘weblog’, first used by Jorn Barger in 1997. Web log. Okay,that I can do. I’ve been keeping journals for years.

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Balance

Posted by Meaghan Burnett on Oct 21, 2014 in Blog, Writing | 0 comments

Hi. I’m Debbie Sprinkle and I’m an author. If that sounds like the beginning of an AA meeting, there’s good reason. It’s because authors don’t just write, they’re addicted to writing. Ask their friends or the people who live with them.

Sure, many writers talk about treating it like a job. How they produce a set number of words or pages a day. Some work for a prescribed number of hours.

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