Category Archives: Thoughts

Road Trip!

Posted on April 10, 2015 by DMW

This might make me kind of weird, but I love road trips. Now usually a road trip is no more than ten hours, and I am never the driver, so perhaps my statement is more understandable if at first you … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Journal, Thoughts, travel | Tagged "car rides", "road trip", AWP, Minneapolis, Omaha | Leave a comment

A New Resolution: I Want/Need To Read More Blogs

Posted on April 8, 2015 by DMW

I have a new resolution, even though we’re a quarter into the year: read more blogs. I don’t not read blogs… There are blogs that I follow, and I read them pretty regularly (once or twice per week), but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, blogging, Journal, reading, Social Media, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged "blogging community", "sharing opinions", "sharing thoughts", blogosphere, resolution, voices | Leave a comment

My Pacifiers: I Might Have A Book Problem

Posted on April 7, 2015 by DMW

My husband often teases me about how I can never leave the house without at least two books and a magazine or two. They’re my safety. And it’s always been that way, wherever I go, I have something to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fiction, Journal, literature, Thoughts, travel | Tagged "being a reader", "being a writer", "being prepared", "road trip", "security blanket", bookaholic, pacifier, reading | Leave a comment

Writing Conferences, Reunions And Trying To Focus: Getting Ready For AWP 2015!

Posted on April 3, 2015 by DMW

I’m super excited. And nervous. And a little crazed, from feeling both overwhelmed and so, so behind. But I’m mostly excited – I think. I’m going to my first ever AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference. It’s next … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Education, Events, Inspiration, Personal, Publishing, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged "creative collective", "road trip", "writing conference", anxiety, AWP, business, deaf, deafness, excitement, friends, learning, networking, relationships, reunion, travel, writers | Leave a comment

The Great April Fool’s Dream

Posted on April 1, 2015 by DMW

I wanted to do something clever for April Fools’. I thought about writing some elaborate story for a blog post and then at the end declaring, “April Fools’!” I mean I see statuses and such on Facebook all the time. … Continue reading →