by Joy | Apr 2, 2020 | creativity, doubt and fear, inspiration, journaling
As I’m writing this, most of the United States is under stay-at-home orders from the government, thanks to Covid-19. Our lives have been upended. Each family has become homeschoolers overnight. Many people have lost their jobs. Some people have more time on their...
by Joy | Aug 24, 2017 | creativity, dream of authorship, inspiration, journaling, writers, writing, writing process
Writing doesn’t always happen. Sometimes life happens instead.That’s not always a bad thing, of course. Take this past week, for example. Since we last chatted, I attended the phenomenal MS Book Festival, rejoiced at the baptisms of both of my children,...
by Joy | Jul 13, 2017 | authors, books, journal, journaling, literature, readers, reading
If you’re like me, you love to read. And, like me, you may want to be a much more active reader than you’ve been in the past. By “active reader” I refer to a reader who seeks ways to interact with the book and its author. I’ve been a...
by Joy | May 11, 2017 | dream of authorship, goals, journal, journaling, writing
Lisa Frank and secrets My most prized Christmas gift for many years was a large hardcover journal that usually originated in the bargain section of Waldenbooks. (Yes, I remember those stores…fondly.) I loved journaling! I would write thoughts, happenings, dreams or...
