• THE BEST AND WORST “HOBBY” ADVICE

    NETTIE-ISM: It is amazing how complicated hobbies have become! Like many hobbies materials can consume the budget and discourage someone from starting. I once belonged to a Facebook group that had “budget” in its’ title, I discovered many of the members did not know what the term “budget’ meant. These hobbyist would discourage beginners from purchasing an inexpensive but good…

  • SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER?

    It has been almost 9 years since I published THE TRUTH ABOUT VASHTAI and I have learned quite a bit about writing, publishing and making money. The one lesson I have learned: I have to keep my day job! People often come to me for advice about writing. I used to tell them to just write and when you are…

  • LOOK INTO MY EYES

    NETTIE-OLOGY: Look me in the eyes!   The ability to properly communicate is an endangered behavior. In recent times I began receiving an increasing number of text messages that warranted telephone calls and, though not as many, telephone calls that should have been face to face conversation. Think about this, when communicating via text message or social media, CAPITAL LETTERS IS…