Putting Nasty Things Into Perspective


Give Me the Food was the first I heard of plus size Romanian singer, Miss Platnum. I fell in love watching her poke fun at the food industry, societal standards, and family pressure. Watch the video to see Miss Platnum in action then play it again and sing along with the lyrics below the video….
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary “invoking” means “to petition for help or support” or “to put into effect or operation”. When was the last time you invoked your inner goddess? Invoking your Goddess takes practice and planning. It’s important to plan a date with your inner goddess at least once a week. If you can’t…
“I don’t have any positive critiques for this story. Sorry, (fake smile) but this is unoriginal and the writing is just bad.” Those are the words of a former writing classmate that plays over and over in my head. Unfortunately, she was not alone and I had many more voices floating around in my head…
The New Face of Evans SS13 is plus size model Kaela Humphries. If you think the last name sounds familiar that is because she is the little sister (little as in shorter, she is really older) of basketball star Kris Humphries, and if that still does not ring a bell, he’s the guy who married…
I’m currently reading a non-fiction, non-writing book called, The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge, MD but I can see influences for creativity and writing the more I learn. The main theme of the book is looking at the brain from a plasticity standpoint instead of a locked one. Last night I was reading…
After hearing Chris Roerden’s Don’t Murder Your Mystery so highly praised on BIW, I enthusiastically dived into it with the full expectation it would verify how clever my first novel-in-progress really was. Imagine my shock when, amongst the 24 writing techniques to save your manuscript from turning up “dead on arrival,” Roerden’s cites as the…