Tag: writing

Sometimes I feel like a big old fake. I’m chugging along, acting like I at least sort of have it all together. I mean, I shower daily, I put on clean clothes each day and I at least present the facade of knowing what I’m doing. But here’s a...

Some say writing is hard. But sometimes not writing is even harder. As I look back at the past year’s posts, I’m ashamed at how few there are. And as worn out those “sorry I haven’t posted lately” posts can be, I do feel compelled to reflect a little...

Tomorrow morning I board a plane bound for that popular tropical resort destination, Dayton, Ohio, to attend the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop. Erma Freakin’ Bombeck. Now, mind you, I didn’t have to “qualify” to attend. I merely had to man my laptop on December 6, when tickets for this...

I know, I know. As my friend Jody recently reminded me, I never write, I never call… Why is it that my excuse always seems to be that things have been stressful? It’s never, “I’ve been having sooo much fun in this vacation-like life I lead that I couldn’t...

There are times when my words are on my side, offering themselves to me at just the right moment in a proud, sacrificial gesture. Then there are times when my words run away, turning around only to stick out their tongues. A few of the more rebellious ones even...

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath Hi. My name is Paula, and I . . . am a writer. You know how...

I’m excited (and admittedly nervous) to have my first featured post as a contributor to AGMinistries. The Web site’s mission is “Bringing encouraging words to a discouraging world.” I hope I’m able to live up to that awesome goal. And it will give me a chance to see if...