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 my Front Porch series) as you read this, think…
Tag Archive: storytelling
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 think I make myself laugh more than what…
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 a lot to do with being a good writer….
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, something much deeper. All of us have a base camp of sorts…
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 recently received a snail-mail letter from a long-time friend. We’ve been exchanging snail mail messages—exchanging our stories. If you follow this blog,…
Omm Writer
I recently happened across a peach of a writing program—just a simple text processor that brings back the peacefulness to writing. It’s called, Omm Writer. (Currently in Beta V2 and only available for Mac users, sorry to you PC folks out there.) I knew I’d love this application when I went to the home page,…
Front Porch: My Sensory Deprivation Tank Experiment
If you follow this blog, you know I host the Front Porch series where I write about everyday stories, just stories that folks talk about on front porches, back yards, or in break rooms in snippets during the day. I recently read a book, sent to me by a dear friend, called “Surely you’re joking,…
Front Porch: Life Through Mia’s Eyes
In January, I visited a wonderful blog that I quite enjoy called Writer Dad and was surprised by finding the most amazing young woman. It happened that Mia, the daughter of the mastermind and author of Writer Dad, Sean, was guest posting that day. I was in for a treat! At that post, she let…
Ten Favorites
Sami, my blogger-buddy extraordinaire, posted a sweet post yesterday, which was inspired by Jeanne, another awesome soul. Quite simply, it’s a call to action to name ten favorite things as well as ten favorite blogs. I’m still blushing since last night, when Sami posted her “Ten Favorites” and included Jane Be Nimble as one her…