Memphis Photographer Exploring the World Around Her
Tomorrow kicks off Camp Nano for me, and I'm determined to finish July with at least one short story damn near ready for submission. (My secret goal is to have two stories close to ready, but shh - it's a secret!) In the spirit of things, I decided to pump myself up by sharing some …
My book, Library Volunteers: A Practical Guide for Librarians, is being released in the wild today! You can order it from the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield, or on Amazon. The book is a handbook about how to create and maintain a volunteer program. While the specifics, such as job duties, focus on library volunteers, this handbook …
Going paperless is one of the most recommended, first, easiest, etc etc steps for "going green". But it's one I've had the hardest time embracing. I love paper. I'll read ebooks via Kindle if I don't have a "real" book with me, I'll write notes on my phone instead of paper (sometimes), and I'll check …
Yesterday I touched on my struggle to balance "real" life and my creative life. I feel like it's a pretty common concern, especially for artists who work a "real" job to support themselves. You can't half-ass your real job just to give yourself the time and freedom to live your creative life. With any luck, …
I struggle to balance my "real" life and my creative life, and have ever since... well, since I figured I was an adult and needed to focus on developing a career. I know now that careers in the arts can definitely still count, but I've just really seen that, so it wasn't being approached as …
This week is National Volunteer Week, and I wanted to share all the gratitude I feel for volunteers and volunteer opportunities. I volunteered a lot as a child, tagging along with my mom and grandmother. As an adult, two volunteer positions have directly led to jobs in the field. I was volunteering at a learning …
Working seven in the morning at the coffee shop Pouring out your caffeinated heart Let's keep that coffee high going, shall we? For a writer, a fun way to spend the morning is going to a coffee shop, people watching, and writing. Endless refills of iced coffee don't hurt, either, except when you see crazy …
