by Gina Ardito | Feb 10, 2014 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Eleanor Roosevelt, Quotations, Reviews, Word of the Day
Writers crave them. Readers sometimes hesitate to write them, sometimes delight in writing them. As an author as well as a voracious reader, I’m kind of a split personality when it comes to reviews. Like every author, I’ve had my share of “meh”...
by Gina Ardito | Nov 16, 2013 | Charities, Family, Giving, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Word of the Day
Giving. It’s the second half of the compound word for the holiday we Americans will be celebrating at the end of the month. And while all over the Interwebs, I see people posting their daily “What I’m thankful for” blurbs, I want to focus on...
by Gina Ardito | Oct 18, 2013 | Conference, NJRWA, PYHIAB Conference, Word of the Day
I do that a lot. Juggle, I mean. Not literally, of course. (Although, I do recall my brother tossing oranges at the kitchen table while singing the old calliope tune…)I juggle tasks. Writing, editing, workshops, day job, home stuff, family stuff, and all the...
by Gina Ardito | Oct 13, 2013 | Family, NJRWA, PYHIAB Conference, vacation, Word of the Day
Yep. I’m on vacation. Hooray!Hubster and I are taking a few days to visit Newport, Rhode Island. After weeks of kraziness with lots of editing, writing, and marketing, I’ll unplug, reboot, and catch up on life. But of course, I plan to bring my Kindle....
by Gina Ardito | Oct 7, 2013 | Restraint, Word of the Day
“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.” — Orson Scott CardI’m doing my best to practice restraint these days. It’s not always easy. What with the current events in the news, the bits of karmic justice...
by Gina Ardito | Oct 5, 2013 | Blogging, Carbonite, Computer Problems, Ingenuity, Laptop, Quotations, Word of the Day
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” — George PattonI had such fun with the A to Z Blog Challenge, I wanted to come up with something similar that would compel me to blog with...
