Last spring I, along with others, took a Lenten break from social media. When I returned, I wanted to know more about my presence on social media, including my blog. That’s when I turned to Frances Caballo and engaged her to check my social media sites as well as my website. The results of Frances’s […]
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Blog Temporarily Out of Order
Without any comments pro or con on Windows 10 upgrade, I dropped off my laptop with the Geek Squad today after having it sabotaged while attempting said upgrade. When it comes back home, I cannot say. I’m currently infringing on my husband’s computer time by borrowing the use of his. Thanks to him for allowing me to […]
Return from Lenten Leave from Social Media and a Visit from a Social Media Guru
On February 16th I announced my intention to honor the Lenten Season by stepping away from social media. I began my “leave-taking” on February 18th. I returned last week having been away for a total of seven weeks. Here’s what I can share with you: I do not regret one minute away from social media. […]
What I Learned from Another’s Writing Retreat
Recently, my “I’ve met her in person” and online writing friend, Shirley Showalter, and my online writing friend, Kathy Pooler, reported in respective blog posts here and here about their Lenten plans as well as experiences at a writing retreat they attended. As I read their blog posts, I began to ponder anew my commitment to […]
7 Lessons a Team of New Novelists Learned in Their First Week
My guest today is Kay Ellington, co-author with Barbara Brannon of The Paragraph Ranch. Kay is sharing lessons the two writers learned while navigating the process of platform building, writing their book, publishing it, and now using social media to market their début novel. Please join me in welcoming Kay to the blog! WIP seems to be the […]
Defining Friendship in Today’s World
Today I’m visiting with my friend, Mary Gottschalk, on her blog with a look at the topic of friendship in today’s world and how we define it within our social existence of networks, life, and more. Won’t you come join Mary and me to discuss this ever-changing definition? Henri Nouwen’s quote defines the foundation of […]