Category Archives: Random Bits

I Confess…

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I confess…I can’t NOT edit as I write. That’s right. I used a double negative, on purpose. Decades of typing and self-edit backspace/re-type actions have rendered me unable to leave the uglies on the page and move forward. I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Random Bits | Tagged Carol Burnside, epiphany, headlighter, pantser, plotter, plotting methods, Polisher, puzzles, tweener, Valerie Comer, Writing | 3 Comments

Is the blog phenom dead?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Is blogging dead? I’ve noticed a lot of writers are using Facebook to post pithy, newsworthy items, mentioning milestones in their careers, running contests and such all through their news feeds and Twitter streams. Is that today’s blog? Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Random Bits, Rants and Opinions | Tagged blogging, Facebook, fads, milestones, opinion or fact, promotions, RWA, Twitter, writers | 4 Comments

Feelin’ the heat!

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I wrote the paragraph below in 2011, saved it as a draft and promptly forgot it (Circa 2011) Status for the garden this time last year: Gawd, its been h.o.t. here. So hot Hubby and I had to escape to Florida … Continue reading →