Writing Challenge Prompt #3 of 23 — “Lose an hour in the morning and you will spend all day looking for it.” ~ Richard Whately Today’s writing challenge prompt is a quote about time management. What an appropriate topic in our time-bound world. We all have twenty-four hours in a day. …

What Songs Trigger Your Memories — In one of my favorite movies, The Notebook, stories and songs brings back Allie’s memories. She has Alzheimer’s in the movie. The Notebook was written by Nicholas Sparks and is based on a true story. SIDE NOTE for The Notebook fans: Did you know it is being turned into a…

Hone Your Writing Craft with Consistency and Humor — Writing is an art and craft. Art waits for inspiration — craft demands consistency. Writing challenges combine the two to improve both. That thought and the opportunity to connect with fellow writers inspired me to join writing teacher Jennifer Burke Grehan’s August 2022 Writing Challenge. Sharing My August 2022 Writing Challenge Feel Free To Joinmedium.com

A Birthday Celebration to Remember for Kate Bush and Emily Brontë — Kate Bush and Emily Brontë are forever intertwined. Not only because they share the same birthday of July 30th, but because of the book Brontë wrote that inspired Kate Bush’s hit song, Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush’s musical career created fans across the globe, including me! Irate? This Kate Bush Fan is Ecstatic Running Up That Hill #1 Thanks to Stranger Thingsmedium.com

How far would you go to pursue your passion — Part 2 — When I was a little girl, I loved watching The Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights. Before the Disney movie was the Wild Kingdom documentary series. That show positively influenced my love of wildlife and nature. Fire of Love reminded me of Disney and Wild Kingdom. It was magical…

How far would you go to pursue your passion — Part 1 — Leonard Cohen is my all-time favorite poet and musician. Hallelujah is my favorite song. So, you can imagine my excitement when I received an email promoting a documentary about him titled Hallelujah! Although I know Leonard Cohen’s music will live forever, I thought his story was over when he died…

How you can help charities and creatives while you shop — I often assume that my family and friends know the same thing I do when it comes to the online world and technology. Not the specialty things like book publishing, but I thought everyone knew about Amazon Prime Day. My best friend and I were working out, and she asked…

Thor — Sleeper, Romcom, or Real Love — I am not usually interested in superhero movies, but the word LOVE made me curious to see Thor: Love and Thunder. I am a big fan of romance movies and couldn’t wait to see why love was in the title of an action, adventure, and fantasy story. I went to…

If You Are Not in the Partner Program — This post was inspired by Flavio Musa de Freitas Guimarães’ story about wondering how to make money on Medium when he doesn’t yet qualify for the Partner Program. At this age, what to do? Nonsense and crimes of rulers and businessmen that devastated us.blogflaviomusa.medium.com If you don’t yet qualify for Medium’s Partner Program, don’t despair. There are still plenty of ways to monetize your blog!