Quotes

Stevland Hardaway Morris was born on May 13, 1950 aka Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Fairly straight forward quote but I think it runs deeper than intended. Just because someone lacks use of whatever or can’t do something doesn’t mean they are lacking. In this case use of eyes […]… Continue reading Stevie Wonder Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. Mark is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist and one of the co-founders of Facebook. I think this is a philosophy that many bosses should consider and no it’s not easy being someone’s boss but it does make it easier if you can relate with who […]… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

Carl Gustav Jung was born on July 26, 1875 and died on June 6, 1961. Carl was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. I agree with Carl in that I believe what he’s saying is there has to be a balance in life. If you have light you must have darkness and […]… Continue reading Carl Jung Once Said… — Dexter’s Daily Quotes

A Facebook friend recently posted about a writing exercise he does called free-writing. Basically just writing whatever comes into his head, no matter how random, getting it all down, then putting it away and never looking at it again. I do something similar in that I keep a diary. It’s not something I’ve always done. […]… Continue reading Dear Diary — A Writer’s Words

Even if a piece of writing only provides personal satisfaction , or gives pleasure to just one other person, it is nevertheless worthwhile. via Writing is for the birds — ANIMAL MY SOUL

In this time of pandemic and quarantine, there is power in exploring the ways that past generations have confronted rising tides of fascism and crisis. For 100 years, communists, socialists, anarchists, anti-colonialists, and other revolutionaries have made films that attempt to intervene in their moment, to not just tell stories, but lift up silenced voices […]… Continue reading Visions of a Future Beyond Capitalism: Revolutionary Films to Watch Under Quarantine — Russia News Now

Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible, Richard Ford’s Sorry For Your Trouble, Samantha Harvey’s The Shapeless Unease, and Olivia Laing’s Funny Weather all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week. Fiction 1. Sorry For Your Trouble by Richard Ford 5 Rave • 1 Positive • 1 Mixed “The finest and most substantial […] via The… Continue reading The Best Reviewed Books of the Week — Book Marks

May 15th is UN International Day of Families * Chocolate Chip Day National Straw Hat Day Nylon Stockings Day * Peace Officer Memorial Day * TSC Global Awareness Day * International Conscientious Objectors Day ___________________________________ MORE! Pierre Curie, Grace Ogot and “Utah” Phillips, click via ON THIS DAY: May 15, 2020 — Flowers For Socrates

Lauren Ross is the author of the memoir piece ‘November Took My Father’ which features in Stryvling Press’ Time and Tide anthology. When she’s not researching for yet another historical novel idea, Lauren can be found tutoring kids, at the cinema, or walking around her beloved home city of Edinburgh. Last year, she gained a […]… Continue reading Q&A with Lauren Ross, author of ‘November Took My Father’ — Stryvling Press

Story structure is among the myriad decisions a writer makes when composing a novel. This subject is top-of-mind for me as I construct the first draft of my third novel, a sequel to Let the Guilty Pay, which I’ll get to in a bit. First, an admission: I did not think about structure at all […]… Continue reading The writer life: Story structure — Rick Treon