My Secret Map – Writing Exercise

Linda Lappin’s guest post a few days ago, on “the soul of place,” struck a chord with me (if you haven’t read it yet, back up a post before you read more here). She spoke on maps and how – often – the physicality of layout eclipses a greater meaning. “We all have our private …

Guest Author, Linda Lappin

Please welcome Linda Lappin today, as she writes about finding the soul of place. YOUR SECRET MAP I want to thank Christi for inviting me to contribute a guest post to her writing blog.  I am a writer living in Italy – a place which has provided endless inspiration for my work. These long years …

In Anticipation of Wednesday

Wednesday, as you know, is my designated “Face off with Wordsmith.org” writing challenge day. While I love, love, love the word of the day challenge (really, I do), I’m taking a break this week. The purpose of Wednesday’s Word of the Day challenge is more about a commitment to write – without a plan, on …