500 words/day challenge, & a great book!

Stuck in a Cloud I'm tired of this blog being dead. I'm tired of not writing. Yes, I'm scared; nervous; anxious. Yes, I don't believe I can do it. Writing again after such a long slump? Impossible, my Inner Editor says. But I'm going to try! The 500 words/day Challenge! If you'd like, try with…

Fun, Fancy, & -Final- Days of Blog Makeover! – Days 7-10

This Blog Has Been Made OVER! Well, not much to say on this, folks. A little heading/title analyzing here, some tag edits and word clipping there...and it's done! This blog is all fresh and shiny after the 10-day makeover...TADAAAAA!! How do you like it? =) Catch-up on the WHOLE Makeover Process... Here are the other…

My friend got…even MORE published! YAY!

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My Blog Mission – Makeover Day 1

The first assignment I got today as part of the 10 Day Blog Makeover, by Daniela Uslan, was this: Write your blog mission statement. Uslan goes on to say that the mission of your blog is the fuel for your blog. It's what everything in your blog should center around - even your headings! Fortunately,…

10-Day Blog Makeover!

Tomorrow I am starting the 1o-day blog makeover. This was something I discovered over on Daniela Uslan's website, which I discovered via a great writer's board on Pinterest. I've found out that Pinterest has some very juicy links to writing articles, and inspirational writing quotes. I have a whole board over on Pinterest, if you'd…

Sad Monkey Needs Your Help Spicing Up this Blog, Please

I didn't get a lot of response to my post where I asked readers what they want to see on my blog this year. It made me a bit sad, recently, like a high school student who didn't get his friends to sign his yearbook. Pretend a friend were asking you, or you could create…

2015 in Review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. And my response is...wow!! You guys are amazing! THANK YOU!! Please see my post on what you want to see on this blog next year, as well as most-liked posts, on writing your truths part 1 and 2, book reviews, and more.…

Question to My Readers, Visitors, Followers…Lurkers?

Dear friends, whether you be readers, visitors, followers or lurkers ;), I have a question for you: What would you like to see on this blog in the new year? I see that there's been a lot of enthusiasm for certain posts, such as my Artist's Way posts one, two, and three, or my posts…

My friend is getting published!!!

Author Spotlight Elizabeth Roderick  <<--- GO check it out!! My friend just got published! She’s writing about mental health and struggles in the YA genre, which I think is super unique and much needed. So many people out there struggle with mental issues and don’t get accepted. She’s also written an Adult Erotica Crime thriller,…

Feeling Inspired

I would like to give a HUGE, HUGE, HUGE thanks out there to all of my followers! I was just looking over the WordPress "insights" page for this blog's data. This blog has had followers for seven months! Yaaaay! I hope to do a big special post when the one-year anniversary of Itchy Fingers is…