There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. ~ Marcel Proust

Russian software programmer Dmitry Chestnykh created an algorithm for all us writers to submit a few paragraphs and see who we may write like. Dmitry created this not for fun and games, but to help writers become even better at their craft. There’s even a newsletter sign up to receive monthly tips.

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§358 · July 16, 2010 · other · 3 comments · Tags:


I just downloaded the audiobook for The Time Traveler’s Wife. I have been wanting to see the movie, but since books are always better I decided to give it a go. I’m a reader more than a listener of books, but when a good book comes along for free AND someone to read it to me, well, I just can’t pass up that offer!

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§336 · June 30, 2010 · other · (No comments) · Tags:


[Reading Time: 2 - 2 minutes] Oh the contemplation that comes about when one wants to share their thoughts with the world. Where to do this? Own domain or free? WordPress or Blogger? or Drupal? [I may have to try this one day] So, I start with free and Blogger to monetize. Then I buy [...]

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§78 · March 5, 2010 · other · Comments Off · Tags:


[Reading Time: 2 - 4 minutes] We’ve all been there. We scratch our head and stare at a blank screen [piece of paper]. Trying desperately to create. Okay, we just want to get some words down and feel like we are the writers we claim to be. You know it’s true. Don’t deny it. Yet, [...]

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§48 · January 18, 2010 · contests-submissions, other · 7 comments · Tags: ,


[Reading Time: 3 - 5 minutes] I cannot tell you how excited I am to find a writing program for Mac! Okay, I did not find it; it found me. No, I did not get this program for free, unless you count the free trial everyone gets. The program happened to backlink to one of [...]

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§37 · October 29, 2009 · NaNoWriMo, other · 5 comments · Tags: ,


[Reading Time: 4 - 6 minutes] It is one of the greatest experiences in the history of mankind. At no other time do I feel so alive and connected. I am not one of those moms who thinks her kids are the greatest, can do no wrong, walk on water. They are not. Seriously, they [...]

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§26 · October 1, 2009 · other, satire · 2 comments · Tags:


[Reading Time: 2 - 2 minutes] Not sure if this is in keeping with a writing site, but this is where I want to share this anyway. My blog, my thoughts, my choice, right? I was perusing through the blogs I follow and rarely get to visit when I came across this meme over at [...]

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§22 · July 31, 2009 · other · Comments Off · Tags:


[Reading Time: 3 - 5 minutes] Many thanks to Stani at Thoughts Poetry Anything for honoring me on March 13th and Tina at Fine Living for honoring me on March 16th with this award.  I am truly honored an humbled.  I guess this means I really need to step it up and actually write on [...]

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§20 · March 16, 2009 · other · 3 comments · Tags:


[Reading Time: < 1 minute] In an effort to tone down the advertising I have moved the majority of my affiliate links to my new site: AnneOnAffiliates (see button on top of page). Feel free to visit and check out my posts on the different programs available online.  I conveniently listed the name of the [...]

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§18 · February 27, 2009 · other · 2 comments · Tags: