Recently, I read a thrilling novel called The Pyramid Legacy by author Clive Eaton who invited me to join in an author chain blog he’d been tagged in. The general concept is I answer a few questions about my current WIP, and then I invite some other authors to do the same thing. Clive had Read more about The Next Best Thing[…]
When you think of snakes, what comes to mind? Friendly, slithery little grass snakes slipping across your bare toes in summertime? A python wrapped around your arm while you dance? A cobra swaying to a snake charmer flute? Do you conjure up water snakes or tree snakes, dragons, or evocative statues? Rattlesnakes bravely protecting their Read more about WriteSpa #81 – The Year of the Snake[…]
For a limited time (until Valentine’s Day) I’m offering WriteSpa’s “Writing Through the Year – all four seasons” for free on my website.
Okay, I have to say this: I LOVED “Pictures of You” by Caroline Leavitt. But I especially love that she’s included me on her celebrated blog this week! Don’t miss it!
I’ve been doing a lot more reading than writing recently. I thought I’d share a few of my favorite recent reads: […]
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass themselves by without wondering. —St. Augustine
From the Foreword
What would you do if there was nothing you had to do?
Would you take the express, or the local?
Would you order coffee to go, or grind the beans yourself and enjoy the fragrance of fresh coffee wafting through the house and onto the terrace?
Would you set off on an adventure into the unknown or would you wander slowly to the hammock to rest?
What would you do if there was nothing you had to do?
In order to be able to answer that question, you have to know your heart’s desire. That knowing may be a harder task than it first seems. Often it’s easier to go about daily tasks and meet scheduled obligations than it is to know what you really want.
If you are ready to go on a path of self-discovery, to learn what your authentic self is truly asking of you in this life, then here’s your opportunity. This book shows you how. […]
In this interview I was asked these questions by Joanne Lewis: Who I am as a writer? What motivates me to write? Where do I write? Why do I write? When do I write? How do I write? Read the interview.
A book trailer for Winslow Eliot’s “Pursued” published by Telemachus Press. “The more investigative reporter Leigh Gardner finds out, the more she realizes she is running a terrifying race against time.” Produced by Promote Globally. Music “Dramatica” by Enduro used under Creative Commons license.
As I was driving along early one morning, I heard myself humming, and as I hummed I sang these syllables: La-la-la.
Why?
I pondered this for the rest of my drive, and continued to hum, feeling a bit like Winnie-the-Pooh. Why does one typically hum “la-la-la” when one feels like singing?
You can listen here! Listen to internet radio with WEBBWEAVER BOOKS on Blog Talk Radio I was on Webbweaver Blog Radio Tuesday, November 27, at 5 pm EST talking about writing and reading from my novel PURSUED. What a fun event! Thanks, WebbWeaver Books, for your great show for writers and readers. I’ve known the Read more about Blog Talk Radio – hosted by WebbWeaver Books[…]
I am mulling and researching what I thought was a great idea: “If you buy one of my books from my website, I’ll give a copy of that same book to…” But I’ve discovered that finding the best place to donate a book to isn’t all that easy.
One day I was browsing in our local library and learned something about the first Thanksgiving that I did not know. As I read it, I was struck by revelation.
Socrates said (we are told): “Be how you wish to seem.”
It seems to me that’s a perfect instruction for creating a five year plan for yourself. I’ve been thinking about a five year plan a lot lately. There are several reasons for this, but perhaps the most important one is that the last time I created one was five years ago.
So here is a blueprint I made up, based on […]
There is more than one way to write about the concept of time.
Today I begin teaching a seminar on World Religions to 10th graders. I’ll begin by asking this question: What is religion?
There are all sorts of ways to make people laugh. Here are ten of them.
The fourth volume of Writing through the Year – AUTUMN – is now available! Heartfelt gratitude to Claudia at Telemachus Press who made this possible. Here’s from a review of the earlier volumes: “Winslow Eliot knows a writer’s soul intimately because she herself is a writer, and a fine one at that. She has used Read more about Writing through the Year[…]
In my editing practice, two words that writers overuse when they’re describing characters they want to impress you with are “beautiful” and “handsome.”
What, exactly, are they trying to say? What makes someone appear beautiful?
Especially irritating to me is when an author writes: “She used to be beautiful, but now she had a few wrinkles around her eyes…”
Argh. Irk. You’d be much better off saying,“She used to be twenty-two…” […]
Through inspiring and original practices, meditations, and improvisations, this book takes you on a journey that will activate aspects of your life that are currently buried under daily life, obligations, duties, feelings of guilt, pressure, stress… […]
I love reading travel books—they take me outside myself and into another world. Having traveled so much as a child, I don’t envy these writers their adventures, but I feel a kinship, a friendliness, admiration, and I love the imagery and the stories. Here is my favorite opening of all time… […]
I wonder whether we pay enough attention to the delicate time of transitioning from one thing to the next. Moving from playtime to bedtime can bring on a tantrum. Moving from one job to another… […]
“Poems from the Oasis” is a compilation of poems I wrote, loosely based on the idea of a year-long journey through life. We’re all travelers, and we all need a rest sometimes.