by Pamela Beason | Dec 31, 2011 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
Of all the holidays we Americans typically celebrate, I love New Year’s the most. I know it’s arbitrary, but it’s nice to have a date when I can reset my expectations. Somehow, at midnight on December 31, I can celebrate the victories for the past year, let go of...
by Pamela Beason | Nov 20, 2011 | The Writing Life
I often work as an editor as well as a writer. While there are many errors that I see over and over again that make my eyes cross, I thought I’d highlight the most common ones here, because a) they make a writer look unprofessional and b) they are easy to fix,...
by Pamela Beason | Oct 9, 2011 | The Writing Life
I once started to read a book by a mystery author that I wanted to like, but she started off with a scuba scene in which a diver was attacked by a predatory manta ray that tried to rip the tank from her back. I put the book down, and I haven’t read anything by...
by Pamela Beason | Sep 17, 2010 | Natural Wonders
Summer is almost over in my part of the country, so I’m taking the opportunity to play hooky whenever I can. There will always be time to mow the lawn or clean the house, but there are never enough fine days to get out and hike or kayak. As a Kansas-born girl,...
by Pamela Beason | Sep 10, 2010 | Natural Wonders
One of the things I love best about nature is its capacity to surprise me. Even in the familiar greenbelt behind my house, I find new animals and plants and entities that I cannot even classify. One day while working as an editor at a high-tech firm, I decided to take...