"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." - Walt Disney

Monday, March 10, 2025

2025 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal

Don't forget to join the "A to Z" blog hop and post your theme reveal this week! 

I thought about joining again this year, but I've just taken on too many responsibilities at the moment and I'm not certain I'll be around to post each day, let alone have time to visit all of the blogs each day. I do plan to stop by and visit as possible. I just know it will be difficult to dedicate a lot of time over the next two months.

Best of luck to all who are participating. I look forward to visiting as possible.

To learn more about this challenge, or what you can expect to see this April, be sure to follow their website http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/ 

Theme reveal sign up: March 9 - 15
Master list opens: March 24
Master list closes: April 5
After-survey: May 1-8
Reflections: May 3-8
Road-trip: May 10


Have you ever participated in this challenge? Will you be taking part this year? What other hops or challenges do you enjoy?

Monday, March 3, 2025

IWSG: Anyone or Anything - Shakespeare, Lewis, or Christie

It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh. Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs. You can also join us on twitter using the hashtag #IWSG, or on the Facebook page.

Now, IWSG hosts have changed up the format in an effort to make it more fun and interactive. Every month, they will announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Don’t forget to visit others that day to see their answers. Want to join, or learn more? Visit our - Sign-up List.

MARCH QUESTION If, for one day, you could be anyone or *thing* in the world, what would it be? Describe, tell why, and any themes, goals, or values they/it inspire in you.

MY ANSWER - The first three that come to mind would be William Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, or Agatha Christie. I would choose Shakespeare or Lewis for the gender, cultural, literary, and even historical experience and Christie for similar reasons. However, beyond that would also be the group experience. These authors were a part of an artistic community that I don't believe we see on this scale except at conferences and conventions today. It would be amazing to have regular access to LIVE discussions among artists both of similar and varying backgrounds, genres, and views. While it's possible to achieve this online. Many of us rarely get to experience this type of immersive discussions frequently. I would love to do this more regularly.