I always love seeing what posts spoke to my readers each year. It is no surprise to me that 2 of the posts were about Gavin Leong, a little boy who has changed the world without ever uttering a word. I hope you enjoy all the posts here, and check out ones you might have missed.
10. Old Fashioned: Writing With Pen and Paper
9. What’s Your Observational Intelligence Quotient?
8. When a Bridge Phobia Isn’t a Bridge Phobia
7. Why Disney’s Captain Hook is a Great Villain—and how yours can be, too
5. The World Lost a Superhero: Farewell, Gavin
4. Kids’ Questions #1: Does Novel Writing Ever Get Boring?
3. The Writing Process Blog Tour
2. The Literary Toolbox: Writing Simultaneous Action
And the #1 post of 2014 was:
1. CreateSpace vs. Ingram Spark
Thanks for reading, everyone! Happy New Year—I hope 2015 brings you peace and joy.
Top 10 Goose’s Quill Posts of 2013
Top 10 Goose’s Quill Posts of 2013
It’s always interesting to see which posts struck chords with people over the year. Surprisingly, the most popular posts were evenly split between writing and life. Enjoy!
10. The Monkees Came To My Town
9. A Mile in My Daughter’s Ears
8. Connecting the Dots: Meeting My Grandfather
7. The Internal Saboteur
6. The End of an Era: When Writing Mentors Move On
5. A Writer’s Thick Skin: Do We Need One?
4. Old Fashioned: Writing With Pen and Paper
3. My Biggest Takeaway: 2013 Philadelphia Writers’ Conference
The top 2 posts are no surprise. The tragedy of my friend Kate Leong’s unexpectedly losing her 5 1/2 son, and the miracle response that followed his death still breaks my heart–while moving me to tears of joy at the strength and kindness of the human spirit.
2. The Gavin Effect: A Tsunami of Kindness
1. The World Lost a Superhero: Farewell, Gavin
Happy 2014, everyone!