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When You Can’t Think of Anything to Blog About…Make a List

July 24, 2010 By: Patricia

Five things I plan to do today:

1. Mail one of the large print books I bought at the library’s used book sale to my mom. I plan to add a little plastic bag full of lavender blooms, stems and leaves from my three hardy plants.

2. Stop by the Farmer’s Market to shop a bit, then go to Starbucks for a latte (and maybe a pumpkin scone if they have any). I’ll be able to sit outside on their patio and watch the folks enjoying the Farmer’s Market because they’re in the same shopping plaza.

3. Pre-schedule a couple of blog posts for next week. My guest blogger on Thursday will be L. Diane Wolfe who blogs at Spunk on a Stick.

4. Knock three items off my To-Do List. One will be the bios for my husband and myself for that 50th high school class reunion. Why is that so hard?

5. Work on manuscript revisions.

It has been really hot here this week, so I pulled out a picture from last fall’s Northern Colorado Writers Retreat to remind myself that cooler weather is just around the corner. Take a look at this one:


I feel cooler already.

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Comments

  1. Glynis says

    July 26, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    100 degrees hot here in Cyprus. We rarely see snow, so thanks for the memory.

  2. Ann Best says

    July 26, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Oh! I get so many ideas for blogging from you. Mediocre writers borrow, great writers steal. I won’t steal your pic but I’ve several awesome ones of my own, so I just may borrow, that is copy you.

    Have a cool week.

  3. Alexandra Crocodile says

    July 25, 2010 at 7:14 am

    Oh, I want to go to Starbucks as well! Too bad the nearest one is in Copenhagen:(

  4. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams says

    July 25, 2010 at 5:57 am

    How did it go? And…thanks for the snow picture! I NEED to cool off–temps at 100 degrees here.

  5. Rayna M. Iyer says

    July 24, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    What a beautiful photograph. I never thought scenes like this existed outside photographs in glossy books- now I know they do.

  6. Patricia Stoltey says

    July 24, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Goody, just finished that reunion bio. Since hubby and I both graduated from the same school same year, and I couldn’t get him to write his own bio, I wrote a co-bio. I will give him one day to edit and then it’s gone.

  7. Jemi Fraser says

    July 24, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Love the photo! Good luck with the bios – those things are hard!

  8. Kay says

    July 24, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Revise away … if you aren’t so relaxed you take a nap.

  9. welcome to my world of poetry says

    July 24, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Love your list Patricia, that’s a good idea if you can’t think what to write about.

    Yvonne.

  10. Margot Kinberg says

    July 24, 2010 at 9:01 am

    Patricia – I wish you well with that to-do list : ). I do that sort of thing myself to help keep organized. And thanks for that beautiful ‘photo : ).

  11. The Old Silly says

    July 24, 2010 at 8:57 am

    A list! Of course … why didn’ty I think of that? Lol, but seriously, good tip.

    Hey Pat, I saw your comment on my book tralier post. Would you be interested in hosting a stop on the virtual tour I’m planning for this October? If so, contact me at: marvwilson2020atgmaildotcom, ok?

  12. Alex J. Cavanaugh says

    July 24, 2010 at 8:43 am

    I feel cooler, too. Thanks!

  13. Ellie says

    July 24, 2010 at 7:15 am

    I like your list; especially the coffee stop and
    Farmer’s Market…my kind of morning! Sounds busy~

  14. Rena says

    July 24, 2010 at 7:11 am

    Sounds like a great day! I love visiting the Farmer’s Markets. Hope you have a great weekend. Lovely picture, btw!

  15. Mary says

    July 24, 2010 at 6:38 am

    A list! Amazing how the simple answers elude us. Like writing bios for reunions. Blow your horn you’re entitled.
    Giggles and Guns

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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