Category Archives: Writing process

Intro to Poetry: Day 3

Posted on July 21, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today’s topic is Friend. And the poetry form to try, if I like, is an acrostic. After dozens of false starts, I finally settled on this taunting acrostic… …although it seems to have little to do with “friend.” I should … Continue reading →

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Intro to Poetry: Day 2

Posted on July 20, 2016 by DrEMiller

Poetry is hard work. I’ve successfully avoided writing poems most of my life. But to improve my writing, I need to paint word pictures. No one in the world does so better than a true poet. I don’t expect to … Continue reading →

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Just Another Plea for Blogging Help

Posted on July 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

This blog really needs your help and input.  Today’s Blogging Fundamentals (Day 14) assignment is to create a regular feature, like Freaky Friday Fotos or Mundane Monday Musings. OK. I made those titles up, but the point is that I … Continue reading →

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Get more readers with your Gravatar — Roberta Pimentel

Posted on July 17, 2016 by DrEMiller

This was posted shortly after I posted my Blogging Fundamentals post today. It gives more information on generating your own blogging avatar. Enjoy! I have been blogging for 2 month on WordPress and I believe in learning by doing and … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 13

Posted on July 17, 2016 by DrEMiller

Easy assignment for Day 13 of Blogging Fundamentals. The directions were to create a logo for the blog that would be used as the identifying icon in my WordPress communications. The purpose of the logo is to create one’s own … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 12 — Oops!

Posted on July 16, 2016 by DrEMiller

Yesterday I goofed. It wasn’t what I wrote that was wrong (although I might clean it up a bit today). It’s that I got the tag wrong. Subsequently, although my post showed up here, it did not show up among … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 9–Old Dog, New Tricks

Posted on July 14, 2016 by DrEMiller

This piece of enlightenment brought to mind a conversation I had many years ago about how language changes. The conversation was with my husband’s friend, science fiction writer Gregory Benford. … Continue reading →

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Rout the Routine!

Posted on July 13, 2016 by DrEMiller

Every night, before I go to bed, I promise myself that I will change my morning routine. If I don’t start walking again soon, I may never make it a habit again. So, I will walk before I do anything … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 12, 2016 by DrEMiller

Three motifs were introduced on Day 27 in One Zentangle a Day. They are Meer, Enyshou, and an original pattern called Reef. The first two have strong resemblances to earlier patterns, Finery and Squid, respectively.  This time, I remembered to … Continue reading →

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Stop!

Posted on July 11, 2016 by DrEMiller

Day 26 of One Zentangle a Day. Today’s tangles are…well, they are uninspiring. One (Poke Leaf) I picked up from an ebook a while back and have been using ever since; the other (Growth) is the author’s creation and uncomfortable to … Continue reading →

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