Russel Croman Astrophotography - a wonderful site

Russell Croman Astrophotography

Be Thankful for What You Have

I found this jewel of advice in Nathan Bransford's blog, which I read with devoted interest (though he doesn't know it!) Thank you, Nathan

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/03/ten-commandments-for-happy-writer.html

9. Be thankful or what you have. If you have the time to write you're doing pretty well. There are millions of starving people around the world, and they're not writing because they're starving. If you're writing: you're doing just fine. Appreciate it.

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Writers Recommend, from Poets&Writers

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Too many books to read

Last evening my sister gave me a book she loved: Chloë, by Freya North (I know nothing about this writer.) She said that the heroine goes to Scotland at some point in the novel. My sister is big on Scotland, and me too, the difference between us being that she'd already traveled up there twice (or three times? Can't remember now), but not me. I love Scotland from books and travel photographs, and intuitively. Today I'll do some research on Freya North (according to the book cover she's the bestselling author of Sally.)

There's a big pile of To Be Read books in my bedroom, some I already started but haven't finished ... all borrowed from the library, and now I start another one. Bad habit!

I found this account in Photobucket. Wonderful pictures, emerald 1927! Full credits go to you. 

http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd319/emerald1927/Books/

On blogger since 2008?

Very interesting: it says that I'm on blogger since 2008, apparently. I have no recollection when did this happen.

The Beginning

I should pat myself on my shoulder for joining the blogosphere -- something I never thought I would do. But, here I am, quite intimidated, and now let's see if anyone would be interested in reading my posts on this and that. I chose this title, or heading, for my blog as I am interested in many cultural subjects, and also I follow the political turmoil here and elsewhere. 

Aware though that posts on politics might trigger unsavory, nasty comments from potential followers, I will not post anything on this matter. Let the knowledgeable pundits express their ideas, theories, and blast away as long and as much they want. I know that whatever happens in the world affects me, emotionally, when, for instance, things are getting cruel, when people starve in various parts of the planet or kill each other with mucho gusto. And yet, for a while at least, I'll post about the books I read. I will also play around with themes, customizing my blog for example, to see how to post pictures (I don't own a camera, yet, and I'm not sure my cell phone can download pics to my computer, I'll check this next week.)

I will also write something about my own writing, which presently is in kind of limbo, for various reasons, none being the much dreaded writer's block. It's not the writer's block, it's lack of time, although a much committed writer, beginner or not, might tell me, you must make time for writing. True.

Enough for this evening.