We make a thousand choices each day. What to wear, what to eat, how much, which errand to run first, how to get there, what to say. Ever notice how one simple decision ushers you into a world of unforeseen events, some that are life-changing? In the aftermath of the accident you think, “Why did… Read More Do You Love Your Blog?
If you’re interested, here’s a glimpse of me editing myself. *Ruthless* http://aopinionatedman.com/2014/02/24/the-writing-process-part-3-how-i-save-spit/ Love, HW
So I had told myself I wouldn’t post personal updates. I want to give my readers more. But I hope you get something out of these stories. This post is about my blogging journey. How I’ve been on my face in the dirt this month, knocked over by hail and tree. How those nearest and… Read More My Pen and I: In Sickness and In Health, ‘Til Death Do Us Part
This is one post I did not see coming. When a reader recently asked how I built my “vibrant community in such a short time,” I thought of the reasons I’m not the ideal blogger to be offering advice. While I’ve been blessed with a dynamic readership, my numbers are not something power bloggers would… Read More How to Succeed as a Blogger – But This May Not Work For You, Part 1
Authorities report petite 5’3″ Asian-American woman with brown hair, brown eyes, who had gone missing six-and-a-half years ago emerged tired but happy under a mountain of blogging notes in her office. Her story follows. I was never sympathetic to mothers who wanted to step outside the home, whether for coffee or career. Until the poem… Read More 1000 Readers Recover Missing Woman
I got to do the fun stuff with my students when I taught the Gifted and Talented in the 90s. The elementary school kids in the program left their classroom and came to me bright-eyed, bushy-taled. Grounded in the basics, they were ready for a session of poetry or creative writing. Here are some activities… Read More Young Writers in Their Dreaming
In all the talk about how to write, I began thinking about why we even try, backtracking to why we read. According to Stephen King, “The real importance of reading is that it creates an ease and intimacy with the process of writing.” (On Writing) What I want to understand, though, is not the intellectual… Read More The Writing Process II, Part 4: Why We Read
I’ve sat on this award over a week, wondering what more to name about myself that could possibly be of interest to anyone. I accept the thoughtful nomination from Belsbror. I find there’s a lovely spirit to his writing. As much as I really do appreciate it, I will decline the Liebster from Defusing Chaos,… Read More Versatile Blogger Award, 500 Follows, Ode to My Readers
I appreciate this nomination from the thoughtful writer Belsbror. It’s one thing to encourage me to shine on. Another to declare I am of such influence. B, thanks again for all the incredible support. I like the tenor of your writing. Keep up the great work. Gabriel, I didn’t need double affirmation. I would rather you… Read More Most Influential Blogger Award: Double Nomination
The Process is as rich as there are writers. I now see that in my earliest years of writing I had been trying on words for size, putting out what I thought sounded good. Of course sounds are what give birth to words, and it is the thrilling privilege of writers to show communication is… Read More The Writing Process II, Part 1: Keep It Real
A Holistic Journey 