by Julie McElroy on February 25, 2012
Becoming a better writer involves becoming a better reader. Reading inspires, implanting ideas that will soon transform into a writer’s own words.
Reading offers fresh perspective and provokes many of our own opinions and values that we can turn into an essay, poem, short story, or memoir.
A writer’s own life experiences and perspectives are often merged with [...]
by Pat Tate on October 19, 2011
In the 1940’s life was simple. Families engaged with one another. Boys still climbed outside and threw a baseball around with the neighborhood kids. People sat together at the family dinner table and talked about their day, their thoughts, their concerns, their triumphs.
In today’s world, it is far more likely that the children will be [...]
by Julie McElroy on October 5, 2011
Steve Jobs will be one of those names that will be in history books and museums for years to come. Great inventors of our time.
We may not know the full extent of it now, but he will be a true legend from our century. Forty years from now, iPod’s will be on display at the [...]
by Julie McElroy on September 19, 2011
Recently, a non-gadget owning person asked me how many computers I owned. I actually had to pause to think about it. My response was, “Computers? Do you mean desktops? Laptops? Netbooks? Tablets? What do mean by computers?” A blank stare said it all – why do you need all that?
At some point in the last [...]
by Julie McElroy on August 24, 2011
With all the new websites growing on the Internet each and every day, I wonder if there will come a time my host provider will run out of server space. I mean what comes after terabytes of storage? Then there is a petabyte and an exabyte. This is a LOT of information! Just to show [...]
by Julie McElroy on July 12, 2011
When I first started online, I had no idea on how to build a website, get traffic, or what SEO even meant. Since that time, I have developed in-depth knowledge on creating websites and have started my own web consulting and freelance writing business.
I self-taught myself almost all of this with the guidance and expertise [...]