When I was young money was not abundant and vacations were within a few hour drive when we were blessed to have them. One year, much to my surprise, we went to Ocean City Maryland. This was the very first time I had ever seen the ocean in person. It was much more beautiful than... Continue Reading →
As I write this it's 4:30 a.m. and as so often is true I've been awake all night. Instead of stressing over homework I spent hours crafting today. Now after a long session of creating cool things I'm chilling out watching movies. It's amazing how the world looks and sounds different at 4 a.m. Friday... Continue Reading →
If you don't know what a junk journal is I encourage you to explore these incredible crafts. Everything about these journals are hand made, created by the ones enjoying the hobby. There are pockets, envelops, and decorations all through these wonderful little notebooks. The cover is one you design. The theme is one you choose,... Continue Reading →
Thomas Edison put it best, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison This my dears is exactly the mentality we all need to succeed. You grow from each time you fail and you find strength in each rejection. Failure gives you the opportunity to look at whatever... Continue Reading →
As young as I can remember I have enjoyed music such as the Beatles. As I've grown older it's become obvious that much of the influence on music we enjoy is based on our parents playlists. With both my parents born in the late 50's their playlist and taste in music is based mostly in... Continue Reading →
At 52 years young, Joanne finally found a career she loves Even though she had not previously explored writing as a career, after writing her first book We'll Always Have Paris, the writing bug struck and struck hard. She loved it so much so that she was determined to make a go of a writing... Continue Reading →
I woke early this morning and before my eyes were open, I was clicking my computer to on. I went about getting my coffee and setting up my writing station as I waited for all the updates that accompany my morning start up. As I sat here waiting, I began thinking of all the authors... Continue Reading →
Now this is an interesting topic. Everyone gets inspiration from different places. I find the most common places to find inspiration are as follows: Dreams: this is inspirational in any genre of writing. Poetry, inspirational, musical, history, drama, romance, young adult, thriller, horror, any other writing genre you can imagine. If you take a general... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth's Writing Corner 