A Year in the Rear View

As the year winds to a close, it is inevitable that I think back on what 2019 held. There were ups and downs, as any year will have, but overall it looks kind of nice! 2019 in the Rear View As January is all about resolutions, I decided to start the year with one myself.…

Making Time

Time to Write... Blog Schedule How often do you publish on your blog? A few years ago, I had some pretty amazing output. In 2010 on A New Day, I published 337 posts! That is close to a post every day. That impresses the heck out of me. The following year that number slipped to…

Shut Up & Write

How do you motivate yourself to write? This month I have joined a 30-Day Writing Challenge. Every day in April, I will have a writing challenge sent to me. May my motivation help me through the next 30 days intact...

Boekenweek 2019

Boekenweek is a week-long celebration of literature held in the Netherlands and Belgium every year. This year, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to read two novels featured in the celebrations, which I share with you here.

Blogging Anniversaries: Where to Go From Here

Happy anniversary to me! I registered on WordPress eight years ago. As per my quirks, I didn't actually post anything right away, but apparently I started poking around the website. It wasn't my first foray into blogging, but WordPress and Blogger are two different beasts in the blogosphere. And if you already have one blog,…