First, a standing ovation, please for the unfreakingbelievable Diana Nyad!! After she swam 103 miles in 53 hours (without sleep or a shark cage or fins), Ms. Incredible said, "…you are never too old to chase your dreams." That's why you're here. That's why you're trying to get into the habit of taking just 15 […]
You're back!!! Yay! Congratulations to everyone who started yesterday and welcome to the newcomers. Thanks to all who took the time to post a comment or something that they wrote yesterday. Was it harder than you thought or easier to take those fifteen minutes? (Note: the first day is the easiest. But don't worry. We […]
WELCOME TO THE 6TH ANNUAL WRITE FIFTEEN MINUTES A DAY (WFMAD) CHALLENGE! This is for you if you want to write. If you struggle to find time to write. If you want to get ready for NaNoWriMo in November. If you are wicked insecure about your writing ability. And if you are a gifted and […]
We’re here!! The end of WFMAD, Year 5. How was it? Writing this blog every day turned out to be good discipline for me. I have been a wretched excuse for a blogger in the past year. A blog post is an essay. I would rather work on my novels than write an essay […]
Google Analytics tells me that this blog is read by people all over the world. Hello, Egypt! Hello, Germany! Hello, Brasil! Today I am going to focus on an issue central to life in the United States, so I beg forgiveness of those readers who don’t live here. I would, of course, love their […]