Interview: Author and Teacher Amy Friedman on Shame, the Power of Memoir, and...
As a member of the WOW! (Women on Writing) Blog Tour Partnership Program (a community of bloggers who participate in doing book reviews and/or author interviews as part of Book Blog tours organized by...
View ArticleTV Review: Attenborough’s Life Stories –“The Fragile Planet”
I have to confess at the outset that I rarely watch conservation shows because I usually feel bad by the time the credits roll that I’m not doing nearly enough to “save the environment.” I then make...
View ArticleBook Review: The Long, Steep Path by Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Long, Steep Path: Everyday Inspiration from the Author of Pay It Forward is Catherine Ryan Hyde’s long-awaited memoir (I’ve been waiting for it for almost a decade, so I assume others have as...
View ArticleBook Review: Treasury of Joy and Inspiration: Our Most Moving Stories Ever by...
Who hasn’t read Reader’s Digest over the years? I know I have—and the stories contained in it were always engaging and entrancing. After 90 years of publishing stories, it still stands as one of the...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘The Art of Getting Started’ by Lee Crutchley
Need to get unstuck? Get the nudge you need with The Art of Getting Started, by Lee Crutchley. This is a deceptively simple and almost joyful little book, with graphics and suggestions in wild fonts....
View ArticleHow Not to Give Up – Even When Someone Else Beats You To It
Someone else beat you to it! Today, with the help of technology, this phenomenon happens so frequently that a disconcerting number of people give up on their ideas and aspirations. Maybe you perfect a...
View ArticleThe Secret To Success Is: There Is No Secret (8 Knowns to Creative Freedom)
There are no secrets or formulas or one size that fits all when it comes to success. It’s all known, although for some not yet discovered. Here are 8 knowns (researched and evidence based) to living...
View ArticleInterview: Patti Tingen, Author of ‘A God for All Seasons: Inspiration and...
Award-winning author Patti Tingen has written an inspirational book that people from all walks of life can glean reflections from to make their lives better. All you need is an open mind to benefit...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘How to Live An Awesome Life’ by Polly Campbell
Keep a notepad handy as you read this book. On page after page of How To Live An Awesome Life Polly Campbell shares strategies to make us better. She is a cheerleader for guiding the reader to...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘The Practical Navigator’, A Novel by Stephen Metcalfe
In The Practical Navigator by Stephen Metcalfe, we follow the life of Michael Hodge, a contractor in Southern California. He is currently single and raising his son, a wonderful child challenged with...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Discovering Yourself In New Zealand: Inspiration for...
Discovering Yourself in New Zealand tells the tale of how Pallas Hupé Cotter and her family embarked on an adventure in 2011 after her husband was offered a job in New Zealand. Pallas, who had been a...
View ArticleBook Review: The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by...
The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by Laura Oliver, MFA, is the book you’ve been waiting for. Finally, a fresh way to cover the basics of writing, beyond why we write and how to...
View ArticleThe Resurrecting Inspiration of Jehanne Dubrow’s Stateside
As a Marine spouse I get a lot out of hearing the different impressions other military spouses have of the same events we all endure. For me, though, it is an odd hate/love relationship I have with the...
View ArticleInterview with Christine Grote, Author of Dancing in Heaven
When Christine Grote returned to school at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio, she began the journey of an emerging writer. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English 2007 and even started up a...
View ArticleInterview with Christine Grote, Author of Dancing in Heaven
When Christine Grote returned to school at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio, she began the journey of an emerging writer. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English 2007 and even started up a...
View ArticleBook Review: The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by...
The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by Laura Oliver, MFA, is the book you’ve been waiting for. Finally, a fresh way to cover the basics of writing, beyond why we write and how to...
View ArticleThe Resurrecting Inspiration of Jehanne Dubrow’s Stateside
As a Marine spouse I get a lot out of hearing the different impressions other military spouses have of the same events we all endure. For me, though, it is an odd hate/love relationship I have with the...
View ArticleInterview with Christine Grote, Author of Dancing in Heaven
When Christine Grote returned to school at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio, she began the journey of an emerging writer. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English 2007 and even started up a...
View ArticleBook Review: The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by...
The Story Within: New Insights and Inspiration for Writers by Laura Oliver, MFA, is the book you’ve been waiting for. Finally, a fresh way to cover the basics of writing, beyond why we write and how to...
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