Kathy Brasby Blog
Whose way?
I didn't think we were going to Cuba until two days before we boarded an airplane at Cancun and headed east. "Americans can't go to Cuba," I told our missionary host. Fortunately, he ignored me and we went. Four days were spent in Havana before we drove across the...
A nice change from the writing rut
I like ideas. I've told people that if they don't like this idea, I'll have another one soon. Ideas are building blocks for a writer. I want to explore new ground, ask playful questions, look for a new angle. Get me out of the rut and into the fresh air so I can...
Why kids help stories
A good story is like a nice collection of chocolates: it's hard to have too many. In my 20's, before I had children, I hung out with my friends' kids. Kids and stories are made for each other. At age 4, Rene already loved a good story. And, lucky for me, she thought...
A cheat sheet for social media pix
Participating in social media means pictures. Photos. Readers are very visual and a post with a picture is better. I ran across this cheat sheet for social media photos and thought I would share with you. I have a lot of work to do on my social media. Maybe you, too?...
The west side of a tractor
My roots are in rural America. I revel at the whippoorwill's cry in the early morning mist. Seasons for me are planting, growing, harvest, and rest. Translation: spring, summer, fall, winter. My neighbors are people of the soil with an uncanny understanding of corn...
Speaking to write in Windows
Last week we discussed using voice dictation on your iPad or iMac. This week we'll look at the Windows version of dictation. In the Windows environment, dictation is available as an accessibility feature. That makes it a little more challenging to activate than the...
Keeping all the people happy
Very early in my writing career, I learned to dread Thursdays. In those days, I worked as the editor of a small weekly newspaper in a rural community that knew not only everyone's name, but how they were related to one another and who had dated in high school. Our...
Speaking to write
If you write at all and own an iPad or iMac, the dictation feature is enough reason to upgrade to the Mountain Lion operating system if you haven't yet. What dictation offers you is writing without typing. In general terms, when using any program where you would...
Don’t say butterball
Summer softball games in the cool of the evening provided the best gathering place for a small town with limited entertainment choices. You could watch TV summer reruns, hang out at the local bar or take in the games. So we gathered in the wooden bleachers to watch...
