Some days you pen in vain, some days you do not. On days when I am working on my BellaOnline sites those are days where I feel I am contributing to writing. Im site editor for two sites at BellaOnline, Daughters and News for Kids.As busy as my life...

No, this isnt where I tell you my fiction talesnot a bad idea to keep in mind for later though. No, this is where I remember how it all began. A 5th grade poetry assignment that was chosen for the elementary school newsletter. I can almost remember...

My writing and blogging to-do list is long this week. Ive less time for writing and blogging but want to write fast and get it done in whatever tiny amount of time I can seek out.A few forums I frequent each have the dedicated members who post their...

Welcome to Penned In Vain, a Writely Applied blog. What is Penned In Vain exactly? Well it can be many things from my very own vanity press to my pouting place where I can wonder at my near successes or failures...depending of course on my propensity...

Tick, tock, tick, tocka month goes by and Im backnow what was I saying about years go by?Lucky for me a husband and three children later didnt kill the dream. What has happened to me in that time? Writing in dribs and drabs, volunteering desktop...