Linda Jo Martin

What’s New in July 2010: A New Content Writing Site!

LindaJoMartin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:18:15 +0000

July 2: I purchased a new domain name yesterday, and started a message board there this morning. It is Content Writers Forum - a place for content writers of all kinds to network about the work they’re doing. I thought it strange that I couldn’t find anything else like this online, so I started it. I [...]

What’s New in June 2010: Expert Blogging, a New Writing Site, Contest Winning, Gardening, and a Purple Star!

LindaJoMartin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:34:37 +0000

I’m starting this What’s New page as part of my strategy for changing this blog into a site that is more useful, considering the types of writing I do. I’m a content writer as well as a novelist, artist, webdesigner, songwriter and gardener! This page will give you the links to all the things I’m [...]

A Meditation Garden

LindaJoMartin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:51:52 +0000

I’m getting excited about our summer growing season already. We’re looking for seeds, planning new raised beds for vegetable crops, and designing a meditation garden. It will be in a secluded area and will have room for meditation and yoga. Definitely something that will be used by both of us in the months to come. On [...]

Dating Palms

LindaJoMartin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:06:11 +0000

I’ve decided to add some of my art to this blog, which up until now has been a writing blog only. A print of this is available through my Zazzle.Com account. Just click on the picture to see the print. I will be adding more designs to that account in the near future. It is [...]

Plots, Sketching, and a Query Letter

LindaJoMartin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:47:47 +0000

My writing as of late has been sketchy. I write almost every day in my journal - three pages, thanks to Artist’s Way training. Right now I’m working my way through Cameron’s The Vein of Gold… getting off to a slow start because I find the Narrative Timeline assignment so challenging. The focus is to [...]

And the Winner is………. WordCustard!

LindaJoMartin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:32:11 +0000

Last year I ran my first-ever writing contest. I made it simple - a matter of descriptive writing for which I’d offer one prize to a lucky winner determined by … well, LUCK. Instead of judging descriptions as good or bad, I decided to just pick one name at random. I wrote everyone’s name on [...]

Places Where I’ve Lived

LindaJoMartin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:52:32 +0000

I wrote this list in my journal a few days ago, and hope it will help me as I write my narrative timeline (autobiography a la Julia Cameron’s book, A Vein of Gold.) My list of 49 places where I’ve lived: 1) The little white house on Willet’s Drive in San Pablo - it has since been [...]

A Decade as a Happy Camper

LindaJoMartin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:51:49 +0000

I’m a Happy Camper. No, not just happy or excited about something… but actually THRILLED because as of today I’ve lived in Happy Camp, California for TEN YEARS! In the same home/house/cabin/domicile! This is the longest I’ve ever lived anywhere, ever! I must like this humble little red cabin. (I do like it - a [...]

A Few Things I’ve Learned About Life

LindaJoMartin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:40:08 +0000

Here’s something I wrote in my writing practice notebook last year: … On a search for my true self and the purpose of my being here, I confess to knowing the following so far: 1. Every really bad experience prepares us to help others living through that experience at a later date. 2. Life without the ability to reach [...]

My Word for 2010: FOCUS!

LindaJoMartin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:36:02 +0000

Last year the writers in one of my critique groups each chose a word to inspire their endeavors during the new year. Last year I went for COMMITMENT and this year my word is FOCUS. My intent is to focus on one project at a time until it is done. I realize sometimes I’ll need [...]