On Writing | Vicki Hinze

How-To Add a Photo to a Yahoo Group

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 9, 2011 | On Writing

A number of people have run into snags trying to upload photos to a yahoo group site. (Typically their book covers, which is why this is posted under On Writing.) Here’s an article I did on it earlier. Do pay attention to the note on the file size of your...

LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT WORKS FOR WRITING TOO

by Vicki Hinze | Nov 29, 2011 | On Writing

LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT WORKS FOR WRITING TOO ©2011, Vicki HinzeWARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Years ago there was a popular saying: “America: Love it or Leave it.” There’s a gem buried in that simple saying—one that goes far beyond a person’s attitude toward...

What Gift Do I Give a Writer?

by Vicki Hinze | Nov 28, 2011 | On Writing

© 2007-2011, Vicki HinzeWARNING: This is a no-edit zone… I’ve gotten a bunch of notes from people wanting to know what is a great gift for a writer. I’d addressed this a few years ago, and read it again, and guess what? Little has changed. We still...

WHY AN AUTHOR’S EARLY WORKS ARE USUALLY MOST ORIGINAL

by Vicki Hinze | Nov 19, 2011 | On Writing

WHY AN AUTHOR’S EARLY WORKS ARE USUALLY MOST ORIGINAL © 2011, Vicki Hinze When an author first begins sharing his or her writing, s/he has most freedom in the writing. There are no expectations to be met—none by a publisher, none by agents, none by reviewers, and...

What is the Meaning of Thanksgiving?

by Vicki Hinze | Nov 17, 2011 | My Faith Zone, My Kitchen Table, On Writing, Thinking Aloud

THE MEANING OF THANKSGIVING is a national treasure, one that is worth recalling and reflecting on so that we don’t take it for granted or simply come to think of it as the day before Black Friday. What is offered in the day of Thanksgiving to our nation and its...

The Daily Doings of a Working Writer

by Vicki Hinze | Nov 15, 2011 | My Kitchen Table, On Writing

The Daily Doings of a Working Writer © 2011, Vicki Hinze “Oh, I’d love to be a writer. You get to work at home. You can do what you want when you want. You can take off whenever you like—it must be so great. I’ll bet you have all kinds of time to do...