Would you be surprised to know that much of your writing work is done in places other than at your desk or computer? You know your writing has taken over your life when: You idly roam the supermarket, not because you left your shopping list on the counter at home, but because you’re puzzling over plot. You toss and turn at night, not because your credit card bill is growing while your hours … [Read more...]
Love and Loss – The only permanence we know
Each loss evokes all losses. We long for permanence, for our children to remain cute and lovable, for our parents to never leave us, and for our loves to always stand by our sides. Life is constant change, however, and every change represents a loss of what there was before. Fall has become a difficult time for me. Four years ago today I lost my eldest child to suicide. Two years ago on October … [Read more...]
Goodbye Ancient PC
When I tried to start my writing PC, it talked back to me with a loud "Phfft," as if to say "forget it, fool." And then it smelled bad, like a burnt computer fart. This was Old Faithful, my steady friend, something like a Stepford Husband that did all I asked of it. A friend built it for me at least 15 years ago. All I wanted was Word -- no internet because I didn't want the distraction while … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Ashley Cadaret
WHAT? I help guide individuals and businesses through the creation of a web presence - from website strategy to design and coding to training users how to use WordPress. I also mother two young boys and blog (rather sporadically) about living simply, motherhood, work, and the intersection of all of these. WHY? I'm equally right and left brained, so working on website feeds both of these. I … [Read more...]
My Book as a Clutch Purse
Since 2009, I've recycled hundreds of dictionaries, encyclopedias, art books, books on Shakespeare, Stephen King novels, and even Little Golden Books into clutch purses and handbags, to sell on Etsy. I've rescued books from dusty shelves, the trash, garage sales and library used book sales. When I finished the first draft of In the Context of Love, I couldn't wait to make my own book … [Read more...]
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