My Blog Update
Hello, fellow texty folk!
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve done a major overhaul on the look and feel of my blog Rudigirl’s World (formerly Rudigirl’s Book World). The focus will not only be on books but art, music and more. I joined the CreativeEveryDay challenge this month and will post about it at Rudigirl’s World. What is that, you ask? CreativeEveryDay was started by artist Leah Piken Kolidas in 2008 as a way to infuse her life and the lives of others with daily creativity. Your creative acts do not have to be art related, but can include cooking, doodling, writing, dancing, brainstorming, what-have-you. You do not even have to post about it every day. Post whenever it works for you to do so. Leah has added a monthly theme this year that you can use or not, it’s up to you. Click here for more details on this low-key but worthwhile challenge. To follow my journey, just go to Rudigirl’s World.
I’ve also changed the look of Dreaming in Digital. This blog will continue to be my place for sorting out thoughts, experimenting with ideas, and ranting and raving about daily life.
Believe it or not, I’ve created another new blog, A Touch of Inspiration, to help focus my thoughts on more positive matters. Singer-songwriter, public speaker and creativity consultant Christine Kane, in her Resolution Revolution message, suggests we pick one word that will guide us throughout the year. Please check out her post to find out why she believes this will help. After deliberating for a few days, I’ve decided my word will be “inspire” or “inspiration.” I am inspired by so many things and would like to do something with that inspiration but I often run into a wall. It’s time to break it down. I think Ms. Kane is on the right track with this idea and so I’ll be following her lead and posting inspirational items at A Touch of Inspiration. You might ask why I need two different blogs for creativity and inspiration. Well, I probably don’t. I just wanted to have one separate place for inspirational items instead of mixing them in with the book reviews, library features, and more that will be posted at Rudigirl’s World. Besides, I liked both backgrounds, so sue me!
These three blogs will be where you’ll find me most often, outside of this group blog where I like to hang out with my texty friends. 
On another note, I wanted to let you know about upcoming posts here at Texty Ladies. Talking as we have been about inspiration, I thought it might be nice to catch up with some of the artists we’ve featured here in the past. An update on what’s been going on with artist Kathy Ostman-Magnusen will appear next Thursday, January 15th, and I hope to bring you the latest on Natalia Pierandrei and others.
I’ll also be posting more author and artist interviews, a series of posts about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately, the senses, and more. I defer to my fellow Texty Ladies, who have more writing experience than me, to bring you the best writing tips and tricks. I’ll just let you know how my writing is going, fill you in on my trials and tribulations, you can do the same, and maybe we’ll learn from each other.
I hope you’ll check out Rudigirl’s World and A Touch of Inspiration and join me in the CreativeEveryDay challenge and the Resolution Revolution. I’d love to hear your thoughts on both.
Thanks for spending time with us here at Texty Ladies. I hope you’ve had a fabulous start to your new year!
Hugs!
~Pamela
Tags: artist, blog, book, Book Reviews, creativity, goals, inspiration, Interview, resolutions, update
Glad to see I’m not the only one overhauling her site!
I’ve decided to focus mine more on writing and use DeviantArt and Storm Artists to “showcase” *cough* my art and photography.
Good luck with the CreativeEveryDay challenge. I might join, but right now my focus is to actually work through my art instruction books and to improve my skills with Corel Painter, using the magazine tutorials, etc.
Happy New Year!
I have to say I’m astounded at your blogs–they’re very well thought out, and are certainly attractive. Amazing.
I love the whole idea of CreativeEveryDay and probably should make a commitment myself. As authors, we can get so caught up in web pages, book videos, marketing plans, blogs, podcasts, mailings . . . on and on . . . we forget that we’re writers! Sheeesh. So your blog entry really spoke to me.
Hi, Pamela and Jacquie! It’s so easy to get caught up in all of the extras like blogs and book videos, etc. and then there’s little time for actually writing, drawing or whatever your chosen art form is. My goal in overhauling my blogs was to help me get more focused on my creative efforts.
Good luck with Corel Painter, Pamela. I’d like to learn how to use that better myself.
Thank you for the compliments on my blogs, Jacquie! Your Monday posts are awesome and I’ve learned so much from them. Keep ‘em coming!
It’s always amazing how one can start with one blog and then create another. They can become addictive.
Hope I didn’t sound as if I’ve given up writing. Far from it. Creativity in all its forms is important to me.
Pamela, enjoyed reading your blog, too. Glad to see you like the Enchanted Doll site. Marina Bychkova’s work is exquisite.
Hey, Pamela! No, you didn’t sound like you were giving up writing at all. I look forward to seeing whatever you come up with next, be it writing or another form of art.
Oh my gosh, Marina Bychkova’s dolls are amazing! I’m blown away by her talent! I shouldn’t be spending so much time on it but I’ve been surfing from one art blog to another and discovering such incredible talent. It’s very inspiring!