Anna Staniszewski

Archives: July2009

• A Tad About Tweets

  Since the world seems to be abuzz with Twitter, I figured it was time for me to put my two cents in. Although I’ve only been a Twitter user for a short period of time, I have come to appreciate certain aspects of it. The fact that you’re limited to 140 characters creates an interesting

• The Writer’s Other Occupation

  I had someone ask me recently if self doubt was part of the writing process, to which I replied with a resounding “Yes!” I’d say that besides actual writing, doubting oneself is probably the number two occupation of a writer. Why? Well, first off I think in order to be a writer you have to

• Words Gone Visual

  As a lover of words, I was intrigued to stumble across the Visual Thesaurus. I’m a big fan of thesauri in general – you never know what perfect word might be out there that you haven’t thought of yet – so it was interesting to see how a visual one might work. Although the first

• Taking a Break

  Since I’m going out of town for a little while (don’t worry, I’ve scheduled posts to go up in my absence) I’ve been thinking about how much writing should happen while you’re on vacation. Being away from a routine for an extended period of time can be a little unnerving. When I was in Hawaii

• Bookmark this List!

  If you’re looking to polish your writing skills, there are numerous online resources you can take advantage of, but sometimes it can be overwhelming figuring out which ones to use.
  Smashing Magazine has an excellent list of fifty of those resources. Besides being a nicely organized list, the best thing about it is that all the