There is a rumor, perpetuated by television shows, that bloggers earn a living. By blogging. Someone in Hollywood seriously thinks people like me make money doing this. I am depressed to admit it, but not one cent have I ever made from this site -- not counting the occasional free book for review. I don't … Continue reading WILL WORK FOR PIZZA – Marilyn Armstrong
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RERUNNING AND REWRITING ONE’S OWN MATERIAL – Marilyn Armstrong
I've written more than 10,205 posts. I have rewritten several dozens of these and reblogged a few more. After rewriting, most of the posts are so altered I barely recognize them. A few others I rerun because I like them. They are favorites and I like seeing them "up," so I post them when the … Continue reading RERUNNING AND REWRITING ONE’S OWN MATERIAL – Marilyn Armstrong
IN THE SPIRIT OF DOING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING … Marilyn Armstrong
These are the top 20 posts from this past year. Ironically most of them were written in other years, much earlier. As I said in comment to Fandango, popularity does not make it a "best" post. The problem is trying to remember the names of what I think were my best posts. Some of these … Continue reading IN THE SPIRIT OF DOING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING … Marilyn Armstrong
SO HERE’S MY DEAL – Marilyn Armstrong
I've been trying to figure out why blogging is so much more stressful now than it was a few years ago. I actually came up with an answer that seems to make sense, at least to me. As a start, I didn't feel obligated to read everyone's blogs. I read those that looked interesting and … Continue reading SO HERE’S MY DEAL – Marilyn Armstrong
A BLOGGING DIARY – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Diary Since I started seriously blogging, it has become a diary. It wasn't meant to be, but because of it, I know when major and minor events occurred in my life. I can call up the time -- at least if it happened during the past 7 years -- in my blog. So … Continue reading A BLOGGING DIARY – Marilyn Armstrong
WALLOWING IN THE PAST – Marilyn Armstrong
An endless recitation of woes are giving me migraines. It's not that I lack sympathy. More like I'm emotionally exhausted. So many people are stuck in a pit of youthful misery. Bad childhoods, terrifying ex-marriages or other horrible relationships. Or worse, they want to write. They need to write, but they can't. The words won't … Continue reading WALLOWING IN THE PAST – Marilyn Armstrong
ONCE UPON A TIME, WE WROTE LETTERS – Marilyn Armstrong
Garry was saying he was taping an old movie, "A Letter to Three Wives." He thought the whole concept of writing letters was kaput. No one writes letters anymore. We may dash off a note on a card, but a whole letter? "When," I asked Garry, "Was the last time you wrote a real letter." … Continue reading ONCE UPON A TIME, WE WROTE LETTERS – Marilyn Armstrong
