Brummet's Conscious Blog

Just For Writers !!    Today is the 4th installment of this new series of posts  Just For Writers !  Watch for a new post in this series  around the middle of every month  !!  * Note : these links go back as far as early 2000's and may refer to our old website and perhaps  other old links. Ignore that. Go to:  http://BrummetMedia.ca --  Looking for Book Review Resources? --- Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews began in 2014 and since then Amy has reviewed thousands of books, yet her passion for writing book reviews, the challenge  of making each one unique and interesting for her readers has never waned. Amy and I have been networking for some time and I can tell you that she is a thoughtful and organized individual. She has graciously  invited our readers to drop by her blog and send a book review query her way anytime. Mention that you saw her information here on our blog, and she may just give you special preference. :)   htt...

-- Quote of the Day -- “…Grandfather Little Hawk is  a Mikmaw storyteller – they are the Natives of Nova Scotia Indian storytellers, and he follows the storytelling techniques passed down for literally 8,000 years. …His storytelling was so beautiful, so we started a program on storytelling… and we expanded on that to put it into a book. He did the telling, I did the writing. ...I love the process of writing and I tend to give myself a goal of writing 5000 words before I go to bed each night. I often take long walks dictating in a tape or writing in a note pad. The first writing of the book took maybe a month, and the editing of the book took almost a year – so you have all these words that you through them against a wall to see what sticks. …I read it now and I think ‘Wow, those are my words – but are they? They are Little Hawk’s words – but are they?’  It was a great process and I love writing.” ~ Frank Cipriani Today’s quote originates from the Conscious...

 *Today's article comes to us from: Jill Jepson - author of over seventy articles and three books, including Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing with Passion and Purpose. She edits The Whirlwind Review , an online literary journal focusing on writing and spirituality ( www.writingthewhirlwind.net ). Her Writing as a Sacred Path Blog can be read at writingasasacredpath.blogspot.com . Animal Advocacy as a Writer What does being a vegetarian and an animal advocate this have to do with writing? My answer: Everything.  I’m not saying that every writer needs to start writing about animal rights, or that they should all become vegetarians. I’m just saying that, to be writers, we must have an awareness of animal suffering in the way that we must have an awareness of human suffering. It comes with the job, if you’re going to do the job right. Why do animals matter? And, more to the point of this blog, why do animals matter to...