Last week I wrote about the No Impact Man blog, Colin Beavan’s effort to minimize his environmental impact. This week, to continue my preparation for Blog Action Day, I’m posting a list of my favorite environmental blogs and websites. Green as a Thistle This light-hearted blog chronicles Vanessa’s effort at going green by changing one [...]
In the next few weeks leading up to Blog Action Day on October 15, I’m taking the opportunity to discuss creative ways to be environmentally friendly. This week, I want to review the No Impact Man blog, one of the most creative ways to help the environment I’ve seen. No Impact Man is one of [...]
Friday Bookstack is a bi-weekly series featuring the books I currently have on my nightstand. I believe that diversity of interests is vital to encouraging creativity, so I pick up books on a wide variety of topics. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco This book isn’t for everyone. I loved it, but I’m [...]
I’m trying to motivate myself to keep working on my novel by reading more about writing. Here are a few of the best writing articles I’ve read recently: A Guide to Becoming a Better Writer: 15 Practical Tips The suggestions here include creating a writing ritual, eliminating distractions, and learning to write conversationally. Six Ways [...]
The Capture Tools series is geared primarily toward writers, but anyone who needs to write will find it useful. My previous post on Capture Tools addressed what I write on. This post discusses what I use to write. I felt relieved and a little self-righteous when Natalie Goldberg, in Writing Down the Bones, discusses the [...]
