How I Broke “Blogging-Block”

by | Jul 23, 2013 | confessions, Horses, Writing

So what does it take to break this “has-been” rodeo queen’s blogging-block? Apparently, attending a rodeo. (I know, it sounds a little obvious in hindsight.) I started writing in sixth grade because I loved horses and wanted to read more about them....

confessions: playing in the big leagues

by | Feb 6, 2013 | confessions, Writing

In November, I was asked to speak at the April 5th Faith & Culture Writers Conference, which I had attended the inaugural event back in 2011 and adored it. I couldn’t say “yes” fast enough! Today, the official website and lineup of speakers was...

confessions: paper and disney magic

by | Feb 1, 2013 | confessions, Writing

During a day when I needed a pick-me-up, this blog post from Mashable came up in my Google Reader, and I had to watch the animation short that it described. Need a feel-good moment? Need a bit of a Disney fix? Want to smile? Watch it: This touches on so many things,...

confessions: a few of my favorite things

by | Jan 25, 2013 | confessions, Writing

Though I’m a bit of a blog addict, there are several blogs out there that I regularly recommend for various reasons. Here is a collection of them and who might be interested in said blogs: For leadership/productivity:     Michael Hyatt   For...

a time of transition, change and growth

by | Dec 18, 2012 | confessions, Horses, Writing

Dearest blog readers, Back in October, I confessed I needed a break from blogging and time to refocus on what I needed to do with this website and my writing career. Since then, I participated in NaNoWriMo (writing 50,000 words in 30 days) and completed...