Wild Animals Need a Habitat: Some Alaskan Animals
It’s such a thrill to see wild Alaskan animals in their natural habitat. At a distance. Hiking the open spaces and wild backcountry and forested islands of Alaska allowed us …
In your book reviews, is it what you enjoyed about your reading experience, or do you critique the author?
Insecure Writers Want to Know “Book reviews are for the readers.” I agree with this statement. Writers, as readers, need to entice others to read the book they just finished. …
A Sweet Little Town called Sitka Alaska
Our UnCruise ship left us in Sitka, Alaska, a quaint harbor town filled with friendly people who don’t mind visitors asking where things are or where to eat. Without a …
National Novel Writing Month – Have you ever participated? If not, why not?
Insecure Writers Want to Know National Novel Writing Month? Yikes! I have so much pressure on me now to write, to create, I don’t see how I could ever add …
Two Types of Hiking: Groomed Trails and Bushwhacking
Our Adventures Hiking in Alaska Nature in Alaska is often raw and rugged. So are their hiking adventures. From groomed, marked trails to rocks and roots up a mountainside. Then …
The AI Writing Debate: Will It Assist or Replace Writers?
Insecure Writers Want to Know AI. I wish I understood it better. I believe AI is a program. And there are different programs. AI follows your prompts, parameters, or questions. …
UnCruise Adventures Cruise Ship
Ahh cruising, the only way to see an area. But choose your ships carefully. There are many types of cruise lines now. Our honeymoon was spent on a Holland America …
Happy Birthday IWSG! 12 Years of Making Friends and Sharing Advice
I discovered IWSG in 2016. July 6th to be exact. My first post. I was so excited. Seven years later, I’m just as excited to post to IWSG—and read other …
Entertainment at Camp: The Keystone Campers
We just returned from our adventures in Alaska and the Canadian Rockies. Wow! What an amazing trip. Look for future posts to come out of these adventures, once I have …
Have you ever written something that afterwards you felt conflicted about? If so, did you let it stay how it was, take it out, or rewrite it?
Insecure Writers Want to Know I’ve never really felt conflicted about anything I write. Oh, I’ve felt that it wasn’t good enough. Or who would want to read all this? …
Learning from My Journey
Starting college can be difficult. But starting college at 40 while still raising five children can seem impossible. It is not. Find some tips on how I accomplished this feat in my recent Business Insider article.
Helping kids become campers takes time. But it can be done. See how in my recent Business Insider article. I continue to write Parenting articles for Business Insider and share the links in my newsletters.