The Official Author Blog of Colleen Watts Carson. New Post Every Saturday.
It's that time again! This progress report won't be as long as the last one, since it's only been a month. For those of you just joining in, we're going over what books I've read this year for my book challenge on Goodreads and my thoughts on them. We have three books this month, and … Continue reading Book Challenge Progress Report: April 2019
Have you ever wondered how you get some of the ads you get on Facebook? I never really did. Most of them were spot-on for some of the things happening in my life. Recently, though, I had a day where I just couldn't understand why I received most of the ads I received. The first … Continue reading Facebook Algorithms Are Weird
I won't lie to you guys, coming up with blog posts is hard. How do I come up with something interesting to write? What would even be remotely interesting to someone who isn't me? So we're experimenting today. I'm going to set a timer for five minutes, and I'm just going to type whatever comes … Continue reading First Freewrite Experiment
I was an eccentric child growing up. There are many, many stories about me getting into sticky situations (like smearing an entire tub of Vaseline all over myself), but a good way to showcase my "creative" thinking when I was a child would be to look at what I wanted to be when I grew … Continue reading The Curious Career Path of CWC
Vincent van Gogh’s birthday was this past weekend, and he’s easily my favorite artist. I’m sure that’s cliche to some, but it’s because he genuinely was a wonderful artist. I remember the first time I ever saw “The Starry Night.” It was in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and was hands down the best … Continue reading Paint
A Cup of Tea and a Pen for Me 