by stacia | Jul 24, 2015 | resources, writing
In the past few years, MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses) have become increasingly popular. You can now find these free courses online in almost any discipline from personal finance to guitar lessons to computer programming to advanced physics. Well-respected...
by stacia | Jul 15, 2015 | editing, reading, writing
It’s mid-July, which means we’re also more than halfway through 2015. I thought I’d use this week’s post to look back at my 2015 kickoff posts to see what plans I had in January and where I am in relation to them. Are they still plans I want to...
by stacia | Jul 10, 2015 | reading
Last month, I traveled to France with my husband for 11 glorious days. We brought back a lot of memories, over 2600 photos, and not a lot of souvenirs. In fact, as of our final night, we hadn’t bought much at all. And then, my husband chose dinner (at a lovely...
by stacia | Jul 3, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
Remember my May wrap-up when I was upset about reading only 5 books? Oh, the good old days… Then came June, when I read even less, sorta, though please see the end note for reading not counted here. Also, I spent 11 days in France so that accounts for a lot of...
by stacia | Jun 2, 2015 | monthly wrap-up, reading
Not my best reading month in terms of quality OR quantity. Here we go: The Fortune Hunter – Daisy Goodwin – 3* – (May 11): Interesting depictions of society and lifestyle during the late 1800s weren’t enough to overcome unlikeable characters in...
by stacia | May 15, 2015 | reading
“Before I Sleep” “The Haunting of Hill House” “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” “A Long Way Down” “The Westing Game” Just a few titles I would add to a list of books poorly translated into films....
