We are all familiar with emoji's in our day to day lives from text exchange on our phones, comments on social media, or even online message boards, they have become commonplace. They are even included in many computer keyboards so we can utilize them on most...
This week is Universal Letter Writing Week, some may say this form of communication is a lost art. However, even though people no longer send letters as much as they used to, preferring to send emails or texts, letters do still play a part in modern life. People that...
Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 7 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging. Well didn't that time fly by? I enjoy this blog, mainly due to the interaction from writers and authors. Thank you everyone for...
What inspired you to write your first book? About ten years ago a lovely lady named Toni Sun did a reading for me. She told me I was going to write something special. I told her I was already a journalist for a small newspaper, but she said no. It would be a book;...
So how do we know if we are an old soul or not? Let's look at the most common traits for an old soul. Firstly, they are able to relate better to older people and that their views on life are more mature - a bit before their time, so to speak. Old souls are able to...
Some of you may know I'm in the midst of working with an illustrator for my upcoming children's chapter book, Ockleberries to the Rescue. Each chapter will have a drawing of the animal or event that is within the narrative. I count myself lucky to know my artist from...
Coax - definition: 1) to influence by gentle urging, special attention or flattering 2) to get or win by means of gentle urging or flattery There seems to be two decidedly opposing sides to this manner of influence. We can see it as someone fawning and ingratiating...
Sincere apologies for my tardiness - March has been full of writing tasks and organisation. With a new novel written, I am immersing myself in editing, re-working and revising. Luckily I have several writing buddies that are joining me on this particular journey....