Remembering My Parents

Five years ago today, my mother departed this earth to join my father in Heaven, where he had resided for more than eight years. Today, I still thank God regularly for the blessing of being born to these two remarkable people. By the standards of the world, they never accomplished much. Neither had more than … Read more

Copyright: Part 1 – Just Because It’s Online Doesn’t Mean It’s in the Public Domain

A post by Jeanne Dininni at Writer’s Notes got me thinking about copyright. She had her work posted on a Web site without permission though the site owner gave her credit and a link to her site. Another piece was actually plagiarized. Be sure to read the ongoing conversation in comments as well as Jeanne’s post. Jeanne … Read more

Two Years Old Already?

A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye was born two years ago today. Many bloggers celebrate the anniversary of their blogs, their blogiversaries. However, since this blog is my baby, I’m celebrating my baby’s birthday and the following highlights: 376 posts, including 15 series of 2 to 15 installments Nearly 3200 comments, which have educated, entertained, … Read more

Research

Writers often have to conduct research for their writing projects, and all of us have to find information we need on a regular basis. A question from a client reminded me of an ebook I wrote several years ago, Finding the Information You Need — Research Tips for Your Family, Business, or Personal Pursuits. Research … Read more

Eight Random Facts

isabella mori at change therapy tagged me to share 8 random facts about myself. I’ve done several similar memes before: More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Eight Things About My Writing and Me Eight Random Things about Lillie Seven Random Things Five Things To keep this relevant to my blog – and to come up with something … Read more