by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
At a recent Martial Arts competition I attended to watch my daughter compete had many parallels to the writing life. My daughter attends a school that specialty is Tang Soo Do but there were participants from schools that taught karate and other forms of Martial Arts....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week concludes the Paralympics—an event sadly not covered by the American media even though the USA had the largest contingency of participants, over 300. You could catch the events over the internet. I watched with interest cyclist Joe Berenyi, a local...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Often when I watch a movie I find some excellent take-way value. After watching Magic of Belle Isle I found a treasure. The main character, Monte Wildhorn, an author whose passion for writing died with his wife is taken to Belle Isle by his nephew(under protest) in...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many people don’t believe that writing is hard work. How hard can sitting in front of a computer for hours be? Speaking from experience, I sometimes get up from a marathon of writing feeling like an arthritic 80 year old. I have been working diligently on editing my...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Every writer needs a well stocked library of How-To books. I have most of these in my personal library and many more. It is important that you have the resources at hand to write well. The first two books reference hundred’s of periodicals, books and other areas that...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
I received a Kindle last year for Mother’s Day, and I am so loving it. As a writer it is imperative that I read—a lot. I love to buy books. I use the library, too, but I want the book when I want it. Buying books can become an expensive habit. I have found my Kindle...