It’s National Social Media Day–a day to celebrate our addiction to our phones!
So, post a photo of your meal, your pet, your shoes and wait for the accolades to come in!
There are several SM platforms these days–Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and TikTok (to name a few)–and several that have fallen to the wayside, including Friendster, MySpace, and Mashable.
Which is your favorite? Tell me here or send me an email at sonjadanielson@gmail.com.
I can’t wait to hear from you! Sonja
The big challenge of writing is balancing all the other things that go along with being self-employed. There’s the marketing, the financial side, the writing itself, networking. So many things to take up time.
And, time is valuable. Time is precious.
These posts take up some of that time, but I like writing them. They help me feel connected to you, the reader. I hope you find them fun and worthy of your time as you read them.
It’s especially hard to do thing as I enter my third week in an arm cast. It’s difficult to type at a keyboard when my wrist is immobilized, but this will end soon and I will be back to typing at full strength!
The cast is necessary. A necessary evil? Definitely. I am naturally clumsy and this trait has increased over the years. If not for the cast, I would have slammed my wrist into doors, walls, and the backs of chairs too many times to count.
If you have any good ways to manage your time, I would love to hear it! Post here or send me an email at sonjadanielson@gmail.com.
Looking forward to hearing from you! Sonja
I like both London and Paris. The history and the architecture really win me over.
If we’re talking about non-city places, I love the mountains. It’s where I grew up and where I’m the happiest. My favorite scent is pine sap and my favorite sound is the wind blowing through evergreen branches.
My neighbors have a big pine tree in their front yard. When the wind blows I go outside to hear the wind going through the branches. That hiss is amazing. Plus, owls live there and at night I can hear them hoot.
Love that! Sonja
The comment I receive the most about my writing is how my descriptions transport the reader into the world I have created.
That makes me smile. I love to “see” where my characters live and play. It’s what I love to read. I’m so glad that what’s in my imagination translates well onto the page. My favorite book is the Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary, by Marc McCutcheon. There are some sections that I don’t use, like “French Cooking Terms” and “Surgical Procedures.” But if I want to know what a “hand-and-a-half sword” is, then there’s a definition for it. (It’s an intermediate or small sword, smaller than a two-handed sword, by the way). There’s also a section on clothing, separated by major historical eras or shifts.
Hey, have you heard of a “ha-ha”? No, it’s not laughter. It’s a sunken fence or moat around a garden to keep animals out of the area.
Fascinating, huh?
I love creating scenes that you can fall into and live alongside the character. It makes the story more real.
Enjoy your own setting. Sonja
I always have a cup of tea beside my laptop. Even as it’s tortuously hot outside, I have some cooled tea in my cup.
I also have dogs at my feet! Guinness the Therapy Dog is usually under the table where I work and rests on top of my feet. Lucy the Wonder Dog likes to stretch out beside my chair-within quick access to her crate where she hides.
I would love to see where you work! Sonja
Send me questions or comments on things you want to know!
You can use this site or my email (sonjadanielson@gmail.com).
I want to hear from you! Sonja
TODAY ONLY!!!
The first book in the Guinness the Therapy Dog series is available at special pricing!
Here’s the breakdown:
midnight to 4:59 a.m. $0.99
5:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. $1.99
10:00 a.m. to 2:59 p.m. $2.99
3:00 p.m. to 10:59 p.m. $3.99
11:00 p.m. to midnight $6.99 (regular price)
I hope you are able to take advantage of this specially-arranged sale! Sonja
Moms had their day in May; now it’s time for the Dads!
First celebrated in 1910 on the third Sunday of June, this day is set aside for dads and anyone with paternal bonds. It became an official holiday in the United States in 1966, thanks to a bill signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Catholic Europe celebrated fatherhood as far back as the 1500s-in March. Before that, the Catholic Church observed it on St. Joseph’s Day. This goes back to the late 1300s or early 1400s.
How did it get to the Americas? It was The tradition was brought to the Americas by the Spanish and Portugese. Thank you to those explorers and settlers!
Different countries hold the celebrations throughout the year, from February to December, with the bulk of the countries observing Father’s Day in June. The earliest is Russia and Belarus. They also celebrate the men and women who served in the Russian Armed Forces. December is the month that Thailand celebrates fathers and also the birthday of the king. In every village, they will wear yellow, light candles, and listen to the king’s annual speech.
The say was originally spelled “Fathers’ Day,” but by 1913 the apostrophe had moved to make it “Father’s Day” in a bill during the first attempt to make it a holiday. This spelling is still in use today.
Happy Father’s Day to all those with paternal bonds! Sonja