In early June, I’d written myself into a corner in the novel I’d been working on since the beginning of the year. I knew right away that I’d failed with my outline. I didn’t have anywhere to go without making some major changes to where the story was headed. It… Read the rest...
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken a lot of time out to read books. It’s been great, but in all of them I’ve picked up, I’ve noticed a recurring issue. Name-dropping brands and franchises in your book lends it a certain real-world appeal, but you encounter an immediate problem:… Read the rest...
Exploring more bagged tea options, this blend was what ended up next on my list. I decided to try it on an unseasonably pleasant day, figuring the cinnamon would make it too warming to enjoy in the high summer temperatures we’ve had.
Tazo’s Cinnamon Chalet is a rooibos blend, something… Read the rest...
It’s been a long-standing source of frustration for me as a reader: reading a book that doesn’t give me any sense of closure.
In some cases, it’s small oversights, forgotten characters, plot threads that weren’t tied up to my satisfaction. And sometimes it’s something else entirely.
Books need more than… Read the rest...
As great as planners are, they can be cost prohibitive–especially when many sizes are proprietary, meaning brands can’t be mixed.
Last week, I mentioned buying a Recollections brand planner from my local Michaels to organize my writing, and I have to say I love the planner. Recollections is a Michaels… Read the rest...
Considering my well-known love of lists, it surprised no one when last year, I also fell in love with my first day planner. It let me organize all my work and projects and, with the improvements it made to my time management, it helped me accomplish more things faster. With… Read the rest...
Thus far, I’ve devoted all my reviews to loose leaf teas. They’re definitely my tea of choice, but it’d be unfair to overlook other options as well. Bagged tea is the kind most commonly sold and consumed, and it’s readily available in supermarkets in a wide variety of flavors. Some… Read the rest...