My Friend Mary Derbyshire published a great book: Visit her blog post titled, “7 Movements to Keep You Young and Moving Well”, click here. Mary’s book has QR codes in it so you can get the app for your phone, click on the codes, and watch videos of Mary demonstrating the Alexander method to help […]
Book, Book, and Blog Updates
I’ve been busy preparing my new book, Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, for publication, which didn’t leave much time for posting. The cover is done, thanks to Michelle Rene Goodhew at https://mundusmediaink.com/ I worked on a short glossary of terms today and added a new essay by P. C. Chinick, author of the Red […]
Using Trance To Get Ideas For Novels And Poems By Mary Mackey
The following post is re-blogged from Mary Mackey’s site. To read more, click here. Using Trance To Get Ideas For Novels And Poems Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:00 AM PST Mining Your Unconscious Using A Simple Trance Technique Your unconscious is packed with ideas, metaphors, visions, plots, dreams, colors, characters, emotions—in short, everything you need […]
Karen Cioffi Teaches Power Blogging
I just finished a four week on-line class with Karen Cioffi. She offers a tremendous amount of information and is available one-on-one support for any questions about blogging and the class assignments. I benefited from learning new terminology and new ways to use WordPress as well as how to improve my posts for SEO (search […]
Jill’s Closet in Norman in the Painting Paranormal Mystery
In the rough draft of my paranormal mystery, Norman in the Painting, I used the workshop exercise Jessica Barksdale suggested we write at her retreat this summer. Here’s the scene: Jill opened the double louvered doors that revealed shirts, short skirts, and blouses from college days organized by color, a pair of Dockers, two pairs […]
Poet Laureate 2013-15 Sandra Harrison Kay
Pleasanton Poet Laureate Sandra Harrison Kay came to our open mic night for the first time. She read her excellent poem about a woman who said a man she knew recently passed away in his 80’s and that he was such a nice person. The ending resonated with me on many levels. She also read […]