The Writing Life | Charity Singleton Craig

On Again, Off Again, On Again: Why I Am Blogging Again

by Charity Singleton Craig | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog, Writing

Recently, Steve and I started watching a show on Netflix called, Hart of Dixie. It’s a CW drama that we probably could have lived happily without, but we got hooked, and now we are caught up to the current season, and we hear it might be cancelled. It’s probably for...

My Word of the Week: Deadline

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week

dead·line – noun \-ˌlīn\ : a date or time when something must be finished : the last day, hour, or minute that something will be accepted __________ This week and next, I am working under deadline. A big one. On August 1, just 10 days from today, the book...

Read and Respond: To a Reader

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Read and Respond

Welcome, reader. Though I don’t always acknowledge you, I know you are there, just a few of you, and I want to say how very happy I am that you are reading. You are a big and growing part of why I write. Some days, it may not seem that way. I feel the same way. Some...

My Word of the Week: Mastery

by Charity Singleton Craig | Apr 1, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week

mas·tery – noun \ˈmas-t(ə-)rē\ : knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well : complete control of something __________ I rearrange the items on my magnetic memo board to make room for three new pieces of paper, each a...

My Word of the Week: Preapproved

by Charity Singleton Craig | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, My Word of the Week

pre·ap·proved – verb \ˈprē-ə-ˈprüvəd\ : to believe that something or someone is good or acceptable in advance : to officially accept (an idea, action, plan, etc.) beforehand __________ I am a word-girl, so things like book releases often translate to major life...