by Terra Osterling | Feb 10, 2013 | Business of Freelance Writing, Old jobs, Storytelling, Writing
If you’re lucky, you recently got this post card from me. I thought the view of a crystal clear bay from a Caribbean beach would hit the spot right about now. I took that photo of secluded Brewer’s Bay, Tortola, BVI, from a chaise lounge. Another version shows my...
by Terra Osterling | Feb 3, 2013 | Experiences, How I got "here", Storytelling, Writing
Apparently, Dive Bar is pretty popular. Within the first day of posting last week, a couple of friends who are frequent commentators on this blog stopped by to comment their reminisces about dive bars – one a reminisce actually including me, and the other a...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 20, 2013 | Business of Freelance Writing, How I got "here", Motivation, Old jobs
It might be wear and tear. That’s the answer to a question I’ll ask later. To get there, I’m going to share what I think is the most important advice I can give: There are certain things that you should absolutely not skimp on if you want to improve overall quality...
by Terra Osterling | Dec 30, 2012 | How I got "here"
Though a vast, snowy wood seems desolate, it is full of life. It once was, it is now, and it will be again. It all continues, fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. Assorted zealots and long-to-the-dust Mayans couldn’t stop it, or even slow it down. We...
by Terra Osterling | Dec 9, 2012 | Block Cutting and Printing, Business of Freelance Writing, Creative Pursuits, How I got "here", Publishing, Storytelling, Uncategorized
One Christmas my mother made candy wreaths for our elementary school teachers. She bent a metal coat hanger into a perfect circle then painstakingly tied red and green curling ribbon around the hoop, adding peppermint candies along the way. She was very good at making...
by Terra Osterling | Nov 11, 2012 | How I got "here"
They’re called discourse markers. Short utterances such as “um” or “uh” are cues to the listener that you are about to pause or that you’re placing emphasis that will become apparent in context. (ref: ABC News) Then there is “Like” and “So.” I hate them, but am, oh-so...
