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Disease Prevention

Disease Prevention: Some Thoughts

First off, standard disclaimer: I’m not a doctor or any sort of medical professional. The advice on disease prevention contained herein is accumulated from my personal experience. My experience might… Read more »

Random Generalizations & Observations   
Dumbing Down of Reading

The Dumbing Down of Reading: Gone Too Far?

I’m certainly not an expert on teaching kids to read. I’m merely an avid reader myself, and an author. I was also once a kid who was raised free-range when… Read more »

Books, Reading, & Libraries, Random Generalizations & Observations    books, classification, education, reading
Missing Puzzle Pieces

What Missing Puzzle Pieces Have Taught Me About Writing (And Life.)

I’ve written before about the many general benefits of jigsaw puzzles, and the lessons they can teach about writing. Today I want to talk about the joy of missing puzzle… Read more »

Hobbies, Board Games & Lego, Mental Health, Writing Tips & Career Advice    beauty, emotion, life advice, puzzles, writing
Old-school life

Old-School Life for Ease, Health, and Sanity

This week was one of those weeks where I was tempted to toss every piece of technology I own out the window. The printer acted up. My computer acted up…. Read more »

Analog Life    analog, mindfulness
Follow for follow

Why “Follow for Follow” is Garbage for Writers

If you’ve read this blog over the years, you’ll know that I have very little nice to say about social media, despite having tried everything under the sun to come… Read more »

Using & Surviving Social Media, Writing Tips & Career Advice    followers, social media, Twitter, writing community
Creativity Exercise

Creativity Exercise: Take Your Characters Shopping

Characters are funny people for authors. We spend so much time with them, they often become real to us. However, the process of creating them, of determining their likes, dislikes,… Read more »

Creativity Boosting & Inspiration, Writing Tips & Career Advice    character development, characters, creativity, shopping, world building
Hobbies

Hobbies Are Not a Waste of Time

I have (too) many hobbies. The funny thing is, I consider every one of them vital to my enjoyment of life. Or I thought I did. Last week someone who… Read more »

Benefits of Play, Hobbies, Board Games & Lego, Productivity & Time Management    hobbies, productivity, relaxation, time
Analog Year

The Analog Year

I’ve written before about how I tend to avoid New Year’s resolutions. Generally, I believe in fixing things as they need fixing, not waiting for some arbitrary date on the… Read more »

Analog Life, Benefits of Play, Hobbies, Board Games & Lego, Mental Health    analog, crafts, detox, digital minimalism, hobbies
Read on the Cheap

11 Ways to Read on the Cheap

Books are wonderful. They are portals to new worlds, and teachers of all manner of skills. Unfortunately, they’re also expensive. Especially when purchased new and from the main street shop…. Read more »

Books, Reading, & Libraries    books, library, reading, thrift
Can You Afford to Be Published

Can You Afford to Be Published?

Writers ask a lot of questions on the journey to publication. “Will I ever get an agent? Should I?” “Am I finished revising?” “Who is my audience for this book… Read more »

Publishing Tips & Topics, Writing Tips & Career Advice    expenses, money, publishing

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