Hey lovlies! I hope your weekend was mah'velous! I wished I would've had my camera with me this weekend, I live in a beautiful area by the coast and there were weddings galore! I must have seen ten blushing brides being photographed in one ...
Tag Archive: storytelling
Front Porch: A Gown, a Glove, Bongos, and a Vacuum with Jannie Funster
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch, a JBN series about everyday stories—just stories friends exchange on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets during ...
Chocolate Truffles, A Fine Wine, and Melting Butter
Happy day everyone. Tomorrow Jannie Funster will be here on the Front Porch if you'd like to say hello. In the mean time, I thought I'd share this ditty with you. I happened upon a comment yesterday and the last line stuck in my ...
Front Porch: Dreams, Laughter, and Comic Inspiration
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch series about everyday stories—stories friends exchange on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets throughout our ...
Avoiding the Blog Blob
Recently, my blogger buddy, Sara Healy, commented to my post Your Life as a Comic Strip saying, "Lori, First of all…I dare you to share your comics at your site :~) Remember it’s in the Blogger Book of Code that when given ...
BOOM
I'd like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. If you're in the US—Happy Independence Day (Sunday)! In light of the holiday, I want to share a memory of this holiday with you. And, because you all know I love a good story (check out ...
Your Life as a Comic Strip
OK, I'll admit it. I daydream about being in a comic strip. (I know, I know, I'm a goofball.) Yes, I actually draw comics sometimes, too, when I feel the urge. Believe me, they're nothing to write home about. But I always end up laughing somehow. I ...
The Story of You
Having been a writer for much of my life, I am always hungry to learn new story structure methodologies, writing tips, and and what drives the reader to push through a story without abandoning the novel at page two. As many successful writers suggest, reading has ...
Your Anchors
I often write about people's stories here at JBN as part of my Front Porch series. These stories are simply about everyday life—stories told in backyards, break rooms, or on porches scattered throughout our lives. I got to thinking about what anchors theses stories, ...
Front Porch: It Should Have Been Fine
When was the last time you had a pen pal? As a kid, I exchanged letters with some pen pals—visiting the mailbox everyday was an adventure. What surprise and delight surfaced when I ...