by Mary Jensen | May 7, 2020 | Mary's Blog
For this first Writing Life post, I thought it might be nice to talk about my projects. With the whole pandemic thing going on I haven’t been writing much. It’s hard to focus on creative creation. The projects below are all in various stages of completion....
by Mary Jensen | Apr 30, 2020 | Mary's Blog
I’ve come up with a schedule for my posts. There may be weeks I mix it up if there is a holiday or something else to share, or a collaborative theme with Liz like we did with the poetry month posts, but this is what you can generally expect.First Thursday:...
by Mary Jensen | Apr 23, 2020 | Mary's Blog
My ThoughtsTitle: UprootedAuthor: Naomi NovikGenre: FantasySeries: StandaloneAge group: Upper YA/AdultAuthor website: http://www.naominovik.com/Uprooted had me hooked from the first page. I loved the voice, all the characters and the plot. The...
by Mary Jensen | Apr 15, 2020 | Mary's Blog
Coloring as Therapy I first got into coloring as an adult about five years ago, when I was working at CaptionCall. The job consisted of transcribing live phone calls, using a voice recognition service. So I would hear one side of a conversation, echoing it back...
by Mary Jensen | Apr 9, 2020 | Mary's Blog
In addition to April Showers and Easter, April is known for being National Poetry Month. To celebrate, you can read poetry, write poetry, share poetry. Try a new poet or a new poetry form. Poets.org has an adapted list this year for 30 ways to...
by Mary Jensen | Apr 2, 2020 | Mary's Blog
Photo by Magda V on Unsplash Welcome to my corner of the site. I’m Mary, the older sister. I want this blog, this site, to be an escape. I’ll be talking books, gaming, poetry, fairy tales, libraries, self-care, and my writing life. Expect a monthly book...
