During overnight tornadic storms, I try to stay awake and listen for the sirens which alert residents to move to their shelters. Those stormy nights are exhausting, the next day is usually non-productive. Yesterday was one of those non-productive days for me. Although I perform my daily chores by making breakfast, cleaning the kitchen, making … More Two Hours Lost
For my own benefit, as well as anyone who comes across my blog, I will be listing magazines who accept unsolicited manuscripts. Where possible, I will also include the writer’s guidelines. These sites are merely a listing of online publications who accept unsolicited manuscripts. Some of these organizations pay you for your submission while others … More Unsolicited Resources
Why do I want to write? That question seems unanswerable. It’s kind of like asking someone, “Why do you want to eat?”” Both answers would be, “Because I must.” When I was nine years old, I wrote my first long story, and writing has been a need ever since. There are many stories in my … More Why Do You Want to Write?
From mankind’s earliest days, communication grew more and more in importance. The ancient Egyptians found a way to keep their stories alive for generations to come. Their writing tools were archaic, stone tablets and a chisel-like tool. My, how things have changed since then. I remember writing stories, articles for a local newspaper, back in … More Novel Software
The forecasters have warned us, dating back to last week, about impending bad weather. It’s been cloudy and damp. Today, however, the cloudy skies are definitely threatening severe conditions, and I did not take my own advice yesterday in prepping our “evacuation” bag, there just wasn’t enough time. While writing this post, I am backing … More Procrastination is Like Constipation
We are in for a stormy day today! Before I delve into my research and writing, I will be prepping, in the event, we need to take cover in the storm shelter. Ah, the good life of Midwestern living. So, how does one prep for a possible tornado? Here are some ideas: • Use a … More Tornado Ready
Not often do I know where my sold articles will be published, but I do, occasionally, copy and paste a large portion of my original article into Google’s search bar, to see if I can locate where it was published. Today, I did just that with my most recent sold article which was an extensive, … More A Tearful Validation
Received notification from one of the online content sellers for whom I write. They scolded me for using the term “one’s” rather than “your”, explaining that “one’s” is standoffish, prudish, unfriendly. Wow! I honestly never thought that deeply about the difference between the two pronouns. In trying to lessen the repetition of words, I often … More Your vs. One’s
And now, for some blogging! “To be is to do – Socrates, To do is to be – Sartre, Do Be Do Be Do – Sinatra” ― Kurt Vonnegut
Weaning off of ghostwriting is proving to be a fairly large project as I attempt to build a portfolio of my writings. Up until now, anything I have written and sold does not and cannot contain my name as the author. That is the life of a ghostwriter – it’s kind of like selling your … More A New Start for 2019
Sue Marie St. Lee 