Posts Tagged ‘writing’
My Seven Things thingy
One of my favorite things about blogging is meeting other bloggers. Every day I’m reminded that there are still truly kind people out there, and that — no matter what life may throw at us — none of us is truly alone. Two of those truly kind people are Trisha and Carolyn, authors of the […]
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Tags: blogging, Seven Things About Me, writing
Some people call me the Don Quixote of the Latin Quarter because my head is so far up in the clouds that I can imagine all of us are angels in paradise. George Whitman wrote those words on the chalkboard outside his bookstore on January 1, 2004. George Whitman, who died in Paris yesterday at […]
Filed under: On this day in history, Paris, Photography, Writing | 5 Comments
Tags: George Whitman, Paris, Paris photography, Shakespeare & Co., Sylvia Beach, writing
I haven’t posted anything since October 12—the longest hiatus in HeatherBlog’s brief history. So I don’t blame some of my readers (and more than a few friends) for wondering whether I’m still alive. The good news: Yes, I’m very much alive. The bad? I’m also very, very tired. Yesterday morning I shipped off a manuscript […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, On being creative, Psychology, Writing | 17 Comments
Tags: Germany, Italy, Mark Twain, Mark Twain quotes, Paris, rumors of my death, writing
The Versatile Blogger Award
I blog for my own enjoyment, for the pleasure of being able to relive what I was thinking or experiencing on a particular day. Still … occasionally I wonder whether blogging is worth the effort. Although I’ve made some cherished friends through HeatherBlog, the majority of my posts seem to disappear into the great digital […]
Filed under: Friends and family, Technology, Writing | 21 Comments
Tags: blogging, Chris Welsch, dancingbeastie, heather munro blog, Heather Munro wordpress, Inside Journeys, Paris, Paris photography, Versality Blogger Award, WordPress, writing, Yanidel
Back in January I committed to post every day, with the following exclusions: I reserve the right to not post something under any of the following conditions: flu and/or flu-like ailments; writer’s cramps; regular cramps; travel; computer issues; Internet outages; power outages; bunions; blisters; inclement weather; nice weather; disorientation as to time or place; alien […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, Photography, Psychology, Technology, Writing | 12 Comments
Tags: blogging, online friends, postaday2011, tennesse williams, WordPress, writing
Marcia’s Paris Top 10 (Part 2)
A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon my blog-buddy Marcia’s post about the things she didn’t get to see during her recent trip to Paris. As I perused her list I realized (once again) how fortunate I’ve been to visit often—and to see so much. I thought Marcia might enjoy a small preview of […]
Filed under: Friends and family, Paris, Travel, Writing | 12 Comments
Tags: blogging about Paris, InsideJourneys, Jardins Luxembourg, Luxembourg Gardens, Montmartre, Musée D'Orsay, Paris, Paris photography, postaday2011, Travel, Versailles, writing
By request: writing for the Web
For the first time in HeatherBlog history, I’ve received a request from a reader: “I think you should do a post [on writing for the Web] … if you haven’t already.” Thanks for the suggestion, Marcia! I did a post about writing subject lines in January. But today I’ll focus on some more general guidelines […]
Filed under: Psychology, Writing | 5 Comments
Tags: postaday2011, writing, writing for the web
Marcia’s Paris Top 10 (Part 1)
“There’s always next time.” That’s been my mantra every time I’ve visited Paris. Whether I’ve been there for two days or three weeks, I’ve never quite hit everything on my “must see” list. So it seems fitting that today I should happen across a recent post by my blog-buddy Marcia at InsideJourneys. Her experience in […]
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Tags: blogging about Paris, InsideJourneys, Paris, Paris photography, postaday2011, Travel, writing
Out, damned snot! I mean, spot.
There are few things I love more than an orthographic malfunction: With the loss of a single “r,” a book can instantly go from sexy to savage! My friend Tom (aka., The Blogfodder) reminded me of this fact today with a wonderful piece titled The Prince of Typos. Make that The Price of Typoes. Uh, […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Grammar and usage, Writing | 8 Comments
Tags: blogging, book publishing, humor, orthography, postaday2011, spelling, Virginia Heffernan, writing, writing humor
The Farkin’ news, on Facebook
When I (grudgingly) joined Facebook last year, one of the things that most surprised me was how much news my friends posted. Actual news news! But—as interesting as the articles have been—they’ve consistently paled in comparison to my friends’ witty commentaries. “I wonder how he’ll stay hydrated,” wrote one journalist buddy of the headline Harry […]
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Tags: alcoholism, Daniel Radcliffe, Facebook, Fark, Harry Potter star no longer drinks, journalism, postaday2011, Psychology, writing
