Anyone who knows me know this wouldn't actually be MY blog, were not some Emily Dickinson strewn throughout it.So here's a little something to celebrate autumn , from the incomparable Emily:"How the old mountains drip with sunset, And the brake of dun!How the hemlocks are tipped in tinselBy the … [Read more...]
A Bone to Pick–A Jealous Bone
St. John the Baptist--DonatelloEver catch yourself comparing?As women, we might compare how put together we look, how big our houses are, how many activities our kids are involved in.Men compare jobs. They also might compare wives, or intelligence, or cars, or video games. I don't know, since I'm … [Read more...]
The Problem with Pinning
Like many writers, I use Pinterest boards to post visuals for my main characters, settings, clothing styles, foods they ate, and on and on.But here's my problem:Where have all the normal-looking people gone?I love having visuals for my characters, don't get me wrong. As writers, it's our job to … [Read more...]
The Honest Homeschooler–An Honest Question
Hello my friends! Here's a question I got from a homeschooling friend and I would LOVE to get your ideas on this! ALSO, if you have any questions for future posts, please leave one in the comments or email me (heatherdaygilbert@gmail.com). Thanks! … [Read more...]
Writer Stuff I Wish I’d Known…
After five attempts at writing a deep blogpost, I gave up.I know some of you have asked about my writing journey. So I thought I'd list a few things I wish someone would've told me when I started out. I wasn't blogging then, so I didn't really have any fiction-writing mentors (though I'll give a … [Read more...]
The Honest Homeschooler–Amy Hall
Amy and her son on their first day of schoolToday, I'm going to kick-off a new series on homeschooling. Given the many, many questions I get about it all the time, I figure people want to know what is homeschooling really like?We're going to keep it honest here. Homeschooling isn't easy. It's not … [Read more...]