My Worst Nightmare: Plagiarism
Just writing about plagiarism makes me nervous. It’s such an important part of my world and so easy to do, I probably over check my work, paragraph by paragraph.
What I’ve learned About Researching My Grandmother
Regina, my mother’s mother, was not very nice. I have no warm, fuzzy memories of her. In fact, she was just downright mean. Regina was 5’ 2“ with dark brown hair and deep blue eyes. She was the second eldest daughter, one of eight siblings.
Why Multitasking Reduces Quality and Intelligence
For years, the term “multitasking” was the thing to do. Do more than one job at a time, and do them all very well. That’s what the experts told us and how we would get ahead. Experts define it this way: Performing two or more tasks simultaneously Switching back and...Difficulty of writing a new book: What could go wrong?
I’m in the throes of writing a new book, this time with my husband, Rick Kaplowitz, as co-author. It’s a very different experience than the first time I wrote my book. The book, Taking Aim at the President: The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford,...I don’t want anyone to know what I’m searching for online
Are you curious about people and places, but sometimes want to keep your search secret? Whether you are just randomly doing research on a topic, you are a journalist or just curious, there are options you can use to keep your search query from enquiring eyes.
The In-betweens-The Challenge of Moving from One Writing Project to Another
Has this ever happened to you? You complete one assignment: Poem, story, article, chapter and now you find yourself at a loss of what to do next? There is guilt, panic and fear you have nothing else to complete and at the same time you are waiting to hear back from the magazine, publisher or agent?