Merry Christmas!
All the best this holiday season.

After all the turkey, the presents, and the socializing we will be here waiting for you.
One of the best ways of increasing traffic to your website or blog is increasing your Google rating. The Google rating you have pretty much decides whether you get listed in any search engine as a relevant choice. You can increase your Google rating by having links back to your site. I’m not talking about…
Choosing to write or journal is like dieting. You have to decide to do it. Having a plan does not hurt either. Instead of scheduling in meals, you are scheduling in time to write. Unlike dieting your chances of success are greater. Here are seven tips to make more time to write. 1. Make Extra…
A couple of years ago, I signed up for an improvisational theatre class. At the time, I spoke very quickly, fumbled over words, and often experienced deer-in-the-headlight moments. I figured improv would help me think more quickly on my feet and also help bring the spontaneity back into my life. The spontaneity that had been…
New Year Prompts Happy New Year! You cannot get away from it — the celebrations are notorious whether you want to ring in the new year or not. A new year is a good time to reflect on the previous year’s events and contemplate the year ahead. Here are some prompts to jumpstart your journaling…
I made this for my husband in 2010 (and he still has it today) but it can be easily used for a woman pirate. First up, buy a pair of pleather pants from the second hand store in your size or bigger. The bigger you get the more material you have to work with. I say…
We have all been there. You are halfway through your work-in-progress (WIP). It was all going so well. The characters, the plot and all the elements that make a great novel were all cooperating, coming together and falling into place. Then all of the sudden you made a wrong turn and end up on a…