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May 2024 – Not my usual month of reading!

I read bits and pieces of various books in May, but there were only two that I read from cover-to-cover or deserved a mention on my blog today. I went on a nice vacation and ended up not reading any of the books I took with me. Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to … Continue reading May 2024 – Not my usual month of reading! →

This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery — Part III

Between the piedmont of North Carolina and the Outer Banks there are many interesting places to visit. Here’s a sampling of the places my sister and I stopped to enjoy in the northeastern coastal plain on our way to and from the Outer Banks a month ago. Somerset Place State Historic Site and Lake Phelps … Continue reading This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery — Part III →

This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery — Part II

On the first Monday of each month I usually blog about some of the books I read the previous month. I will write about a couple of the books I read in May in my post on June 17. Last Monday I blogged about visiting the northern end of the Outer Banks of North Carolina … Continue reading This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery — Part II →

This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery – Part I

Not wanting to publicize online that I was going out-of-town, you probably did not know that I spent much of the second full week of May on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Having been there some 25 years ago, a return trip was on my and my sister’s “bucket lists.” We packed so much … Continue reading This Writer Needed a Change of Scenery – Part I →

#OnThisDay: Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 1775

I have blogged about today’s topic before. I try to always mention it near the anniversary date of the event because it is a little-known fact in US history. Indeed, it rarely gets mentioned even by the local journalists and reporters in the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina area today. (Of course, most of them moved … Continue reading #OnThisDay: Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 1775 →

Spring Sightings in North Carolina

I considered writing about the Jamestown, Virginia Colony today on the 417th anniversary of its establishment, but I just could not muster enough interest in it this week to do the research necessary to blog about it. (You can thank me now or you can thank me later.) I am taking the easy way out … Continue reading Spring Sightings in North Carolina →

Books I Read in April 2024

As you will see from three of the four books I read last month, I chose to concentrate on my writing and historical research in April. Some of the following books might not pique your interest as a reader, but… you never know. I’ll start with the book that falls in a different category. One … Continue reading Books I Read in April 2024 →

A Wake-Up Call for this Blogger

When I started Janet’s Writing Blog more than a decade ago, I didn’t know what I was doing. I had not read many blogs, but I thought I was ready to jump in and write my own after being prompted by my niece’s husband. Craig is much more tech savvy than I. He designed my … Continue reading A Wake-Up Call for this Blogger →

What Are You Passionate About?

I am working my way through How to Write The Short Story, by Jack M. Bickham. As the title indicates, it is a book I expect to enhance my short story writing skills. However, the first 14 pages surprised me by offering self-inventory guidelines that I think anyone – not just writers – can benefit … Continue reading What Are You Passionate About? →

The Other Three Books I Read in March 2024

As promised in my April 1, 2024 blog post, Three of the Six Books I Read in March 2024, today I’m blogging about the other books I read last month. I received some comments of interest two weeks ago, and I hope you will also find some books you want to read today. The Caretaker, by … Continue reading The Other Three Books I Read in March 2024 →