ann Harrison Author It is my pleasure to introduce my guest author Blaque Diamond. She has kindly asked me to share the following poem with you. Her bio and website follow the powem. Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below, or contact her via her website. Without further ado, Please make welcome, Blaque Diamond! … Read more
As much as I love my parents, my husband, and everyone else in my family, the five blessings in my life that I want to talk about today are my daughter and my three nieces and my nephew. First of all, I’d like to tell you about my daughter Sharen, the miracle baby that I … Read more
Hello everyone, First of all, I want to apologize for not posting in a while. With all my professional work and trying to find a freelance writing job in the past few weeks, I have been out of the loop. One more thing that kept me from posting, was the fact that I have had … Read more
Have you ever been in the midst of reading a really good book, and it made you thing back to the books you loved to either read for yourself or have read to you as a child? While I have been under the weather for the last two weeks or so, I have been doing … Read more
Good morning everyone, This 4th of July week has been fun so far. However, I’m not here to write about the fun times my husband and I spent with my daughter at the park, at the pool, and going out to lunch, I’m here to write about brainstorming. I’m playing with an idea for a … Read more
I wasreading some writing prompts at random, and there was one in particular that got me to thinking. The question I asked myself, was whether the sound of total silence, either from my being totally silent, or from the silence of a room, could serve as a distraction or if it could open me up … Read more
I float away on the wings of the wind, as a soft melody plays all around me. The gentle breeze takes me to new places, where dreams come true, and the wings of imagination can take you anywhere. Let your mind wonder as you listen to the soft music from witin your heart. Where will … Read more
The winds of change are blowing all around me as I walk down a darkened street. The traffic roars at my side, as I make my waydown the deserted sitewalk. The wind is cold, and it whipps around my jacket as I am covered from head to toe in my warmest winter garb. My nose … Read more
The following is a poem I wrote this evening after having a jam session with my husband and a friend of ours: Floating on the wings of the wind in a gental storm. Rain falls all around me, but I am safe from the storm. I am wrapped in a white robe, and nestled in … Read more
Remember my last post about getting weird and wacky thoughts and ideas stuck in my head? Well, this is a continuation of that post, but from a creative perspective. Take a look at my blog, go a few months back into last year. Remember the post I wrote about my fascination with lighthouses? There’s a … Read more
Over the past few days, I was thinking a lot about the crazy thoughts and ideas that get stuck in my head. If you get a song stuck in your head, that’s called an earworm. There are numerous ways to get rid of the unwanted songs in your head, but there are those you want … Read more
Hello everyone in the blogosphere, It’s time for another trip down creation lane. This time, I’m going to explain how my muse and the music I listen to can inspire my writing. Let me set the scene for you. I either lie in bed or relax in a recliner or lounge chair. Soft instrumental music … Read more
This evening, at the ?Georgia Square Mall in Athens, GA, My husband Michael Barnes and I, along with a couple of friends were taking care of some personal business, when Michael was approached by a security guard by the name of G. Keene. Keen asked whether Michael’s dog was a service dog. “Yes.†Michael said. … Read more
Sandra W. Burch is an award-winning poet and the author of the Seaside Series. Her work has appeared in over a dozen venues, including Piker Press, Torrid Literature Journal, Best New Poems, Room magazine and Page & Spine. She is an editor with Revival Waves Publishing. You can visit her at www.sandrawburch.yolasite.com and connect with … Read more
Hello everybody, I just upgraded my blog by purchasing a domaine from wordpress. My new site is www.annwritesinspiration.com. Keep checking the site periodically for updates, as I add links to where people can purchase my books, and as I start my email list. Please send an email to annwrites@annwritesinspiration.com pleas let me know what you … Read more
Are you ready for Spring? The reason I ask this question, is because I just wrote an article about preparing your garden for Spring planting Located at http://www.ernestdempsey.com/four-steps-to-prepare-your-garden-for-spring-planting/ . This got me to thinking about the sounds and smells of Spring. The weather warms up, the birds start to sing, the rain falls, and the … Read more
In today’s job market, many employers want employees to have several years of experience, and a bachelor’s degree in a certain field of study, so they can do the job efficiently. In many cases, this may hold true, but there are some cases, where the experience you get on the job, conforms to real life … Read more
As an author, I’ve been looking for freelance writing gigs, to suppliment my income. However, finding writing and blogging gigs isn’t as easy as you might think, but here are a few tips I follow when I’m looking for new gigs. I actually found my new web developer client by using this formula. Use social … Read more
Hello everyone, Today I’d like to keep you updated on my experience writing web content for a skydiving website. To be honest, this was different than anything I’ve ever done in the over six years I have worked as an author/writer. In the process of writing the content, I have learned a lot about skydiving, … Read more
Hello everyone, Have you ever wanted something so bad that you could almost taste it, or prayed for something so hard that you could almost feel it? Well, I’ve been praying for a writing job, for two reasons. Reason number one, to supplement my fixed income, and number two, to use my God given talent … Read more