Tag Archives: writing

The Day the Girls Rescued Me

Posted on September 2, 2013 by russtowne

(A Re-post for newer readers to this site.) Many years ago I was in a high school Marine Corps JROTC program as the Vietnam War was coming to an end. It was not a real popular time to be in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Anger, Bullying, Choices, Community, Friendship, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, True Stories I've Written, Uncategorized | Tagged author, boys, bullies, bullying, girls, high school, JROTC, media, non-fiction, non-fiction stories, taunting, uniform, USMC, writer, writing | 11 Comments

Something I Learned About Myself

Posted on August 24, 2013 by russtowne

When the packages containing the physical proofs of my first two books arrived, I was quite surprised that rather than being excited and anxious to open them–like a young child at Christmas–I was reluctant to do so. I put the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Creativity, Fun, Growth/Learning, Joy & Happiness, Writing | Tagged "Clyde and I", author, children, children's books, children's stories, Cyde and I Help a Hippo to Fly", Grandchildren, growth, Grumbly Grumpadinkle, kindness named Love, learning, pet kindness named Love, printing, publishing, Rusty Bear, Rusty Bear and Thomas, self-publishing, Too, Wendly Goodlight, writing | 10 Comments

Big Changes Coming

Posted on August 17, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve become increasingly concerned that over time this blog has become a mish-mash of too many different tones and topics. Those who like my posts with quotos (a term I may have coined for photos with quotes) and other humorous … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Choices, Focus, Following Your Passion, Humor, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Uncategorized | Tagged "Clyde and I", A Grateful Man's Poetry, blogs, change, children's books, children's stories, choice, choices, Clyde and Friends, Clyde and I Help a Hippo to Fly, focus, Grumbly Grumpadinkle, Hippita Hippo, kindness named Love, Marty McDinkle, passion, pet kindness named Love, Rusty Bear, songs, Wendy Goodlight, writer, writers, writing | 17 Comments

More Fun Photo’s

Posted on July 7, 2013 by russtowne

Sources: Writing: Karen Robiscoe shared Kathy Reinhart’s photo Dachshund: Karen Robiscoe shared LMAO’s photo McDonald’s: Forever Awezome

Posted in Fun, Humor, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love | Tagged fun, funny, photo, photos, writers, writing | 12 Comments

Photos That Caught My Eye

Posted on June 21, 2013 by russtowne

Sources: Woman Tree & Dragon: Spiritual Networks Special Delivery: Proud Grandma’s photo Rock Bottom: Freedom With Writing’s photo Hot Sand: Women Get It Free’s photo

Posted in Animals, Forgiveness, Fun, Humor, Love, Marriage | Tagged animal, animals, cartoon, dragon, dragons, eternal love, feminist, forgive, Forgiveness, free, Grandma, grandma's, Grandma. Grandma's, J.K. Rowling, JK Rowling, Love, marriage, networks, Roald Dahl, spiritual, Spiritual Networks, woman, Woman Tree, women, writing | 6 Comments

Two New Books Coming Soon!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by russtowne

I recently wrote two children’s books. Here are sample illustrations, and excerpts of the text for the first one. One is scheduled for release via Amazon.com and others late in August and the other two months later. I’m working with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Children, Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Dreams, Following Your Passion, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Teamwork, Uncategorized | Tagged author, children's author, children's books, children's stories, cover design, editing, editor, fun, humor, interior design, publishing, reading, release, sel-publishing, whimsical, writing | 22 Comments

Iterations

Posted on May 25, 2013 by russtowne

I’ve found that writing is often an iterative process. Several of you have mentioned an interest in the process I go through when writing songs or poetry from the seed of an idea through the “Final” result. The word “Final” … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry I Wrote, Writing | Tagged bias, biases, humor, mirages, poem, poems, poet, poetry, process, sleep, sleeplessness, writer, writing, writing process | 6 Comments

Jigsaw Sculpture

Posted on May 4, 2013 by russtowne

I am occasionally asked regarding how or where I get ideas for my poems, lyrics, and short stories. The ideas come from everywhere and everything. Sometimes a single word or phrase ignites a spark of an idea. Sometimes it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Observations, Story Writing Adventures, Writing | Tagged concet, connection, lyric, lyricist, lyrics, non-fiction, observations, poem, poems, poetry, readers, resonate, write, writing | 8 Comments

What You Need To Say

Posted on January 19, 2013 by russtowne

Never try to write what You think people want to hear Don’t try to please your readers That’s not the way, my dear If you want to make a difference Write what you need to say Because that’s the only … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Poems By Others, Quotes I Wrote, Writing | Tagged hear, Love, need, quote, readers, say, saying, write, writing | 6 Comments

Wants and Needs

Posted on January 3, 2013 by russtowne

What people want and people need Are often very different things indeed! –Russ Towne Dear friends: As a writer I sometimes get the nagging feeling that something I’ve just written and think of as my own creation might actually be … Continue reading →