Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people around them should be cognizant of that and take an active part in providing it. Well, it wasn’t stated quite that frankly, but that was…

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  • Weird Words 3

    Snookiepüppchen I admit right now that is not a real word. It’s something my husband made up. He’s always coming up with strange and supposedly…

  • Giving Thanks

    It’s that time of year when we are reminded to consider all the things for which we are grateful. I spend quite a bit of…

  • Formatting Your Own Novel

    I have written about proofreading your own manuscript. It’s difficult and time consuming and often frustrating. Well, dang, formatting your own novel is all that…

  • What Makes a Writer Good

    What Makes a Writer Good

    Boy, if I had the answer to that question, I’d be rich. I know what it is about the authors I enjoy reading. Or at…

About Me
Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.