I’m not sure that posting these “Sunday Salon” updates so late in the day on Sunday catches as many dedicated Sunday Salon readers as morning posts do, but since I usually have more time to write them on Sunday, I think may keep to this schedule for now. Bonus: I almost get to count these for Monday, too, since I know most of y’all won’t see them until then anyway. What I’m reading in print […]
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#WordlessWednesday: “In my garage you will find…”
…some books in need of new homes. Some were received for review consideration, considered, and not reviewed, so I can’t vouch for them. You can see what I thought of the others. And if you’re willing to come to my house and get them, you can take whichever ones you want. An InLinkz Link-up Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by […]
My #BlogHer14 Takeaways: Sessions, Sponsors, Reactions, Conclusions
Until this past weekend, my last BlogHer Conference was 2010’s, in New York City. There are various reasons why I hadn’t returned since then, but they boil down to the conference getting bigger as my connections within its various sub-spheres became fewer. While my interest was piqued by the announcement that ticket sales for 2014’s tenth-anniversary event would be capped at 2500 and that it would be held just 300 miles away in San Jose, I didn’t decide to […]
Shaking the (Blogging) Family Tree–Throwback Thursday #Selfiebration
When I started thinking about Jenna‘s latest BlogHer #Selfiebration question, “What Does Your Blogging Family Tree Look Like?”, I was stumped. I’ve been blogging for nearly seven and a half years, and the paths I once shared with many bloggers have diverged, or dead-ended for one reason or another, along the way. Then I realized that one thing about having blogged for so long is that at one time or another, I’ve probably mentioned some of those who helped […]
The Empty Spaces: Picturing A Life Without Blogging (#Selfiebration)
I’ve talked about how “Creativity, Connection, and Confidence” are three reasons why I (still) blog. A new post/prompt for BlogHer’s Selfiebration comes at that from a slightly different angle: “How would your life look now if you hadn’t started blogging?” One thing that makes it hard to answer “what might have been” questions is that there’s a chicken-and-egg aspect to them: would you miss the things you think you’d miss if you’d never known them in the first place? There are so many […]
Throwback Thursday: Beyond the (Armchair BEA Agenda) Borders
I’m going “beyond the borders” a bit and deviating from the 2014 Armchair BEA agenda by revisiting a post that was part of the very first Armchair BEA in 2010. I’ve edited and updated a little, but for the most part, I feel the same way now as I did then. Writing what you want to read, in your own voice The session titled “Engaging Your Readers: Take Your Writing to the Next Level” at […]
More Than Words: Audiobooks for Armchair BEA
More Than Just Words (“Genre” Topic, ArmchairBEA Day 2) “There are so many mediums that feature more than just words and enhance a story in a multitude of ways. Examples may include graphic novels and comics, audiobooks, or even multimedia novels. On this day, we will be talking about those books and formats that move beyond just the words and use other ways to experience a story. Which books stand out to you in these different […]
Good Day, and Welcome to Armchair BEA!
It’s Day One of the fifth annual observance of Armchair BEA! This virtual companion to Book Expo America is getting the jump on the real thing this year, but that gives us all a little more time to hang out and get to know each other. Here are my answers to five of this year’s Introduction questions. Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did […]
A Mother of a Throwback Thursday
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, so it seems appropriate to revisit some Thoughts from My Reading on motherhood. I first posted this piece five years ago this week–during the period when I was wading around in the shallow end of the mom-blog pool–but on re-reading it now, I don’t think my perspective has changed much. Bad mothers, good mothers, and mothers who think about motherhood If you would have asked me at 18, I would […]
Introducing “Tell-a-story Thursday”: Prompt It, Read It, Write It!
Here’s how the publisher suggests using Jason Sacher‘s The Amazing Story Generator: The Amazing Story Generator creates thousands of different story prompts! This flipbook for writers and other creative types allows users to randomly combine three different elements to generate a unique story idea. With hundreds of settings, characters, and plots to mix and match, the possibilities are just about endless. Packed with colorful, wacky, and engaging prompts, this is the perfect tool for jump-starting fresh […]
Spring Blog Tune-up: Little Projects for Bloggiesta
Spring Bloggiesta is happening during Birthday Weekend, which means two contradictory things: I have some time off to spend on blog maintenance I have some time off for my birthday and I don’t want to spend a lot of it on blogging-related stuff I’m resolving the conflict by limiting my Bloggiesta projects to Friday, March 28, so my to-do list is an appropriately short one: Update my Review Archive spreadsheet Prepare templates for upcoming reviews […]
Sunday Salon: Seven Years a Blog!
This blog is seven years old today, and while that milestone hasn’t made me quite as reflective as some previous ones have, I can’t let it go by without a few remarks for the occasion. There have been times when the very idea of a blog–let alone my blog–lasting this long seemed ludicrous, and times when the idea of not having it seemed equally ridiculous. There have been times when what I’ve done with this […]
