Celebrate Earth Day in the Florida Panhandle

Alfred B. McClay State Park - Tallahassee, Florida
Alfred B. McClay State Park - Tallahassee, Florida

The Panhandle of Florida is an outdoors-man’s paradise. Over two hundred miles of beaches and more than a million acres of forests, wetlands and natural springs offer adventures for every earth-loving family. If you’re looking for fun ways to celebrate Earth Day here are 4 Great Ways to Celebrate Earth Day in the Florida Panhandle. All of these activities take place in some of the Panhandle’s beautiful state parks!

Do you “celebrate” Earth Day? If so, what’s your favorite activity?

Photo Credit: Karen Bristow

3 of My Favorite Writing Blogs

Part of my daily web-surfing routine includes local, national and international news sites, Amazon.com and of course, Facebook. But I’ve recently added a metric butt-load of writing blogs and sites to my daily (or at least weekly) reading list. This week I’m going to share 3 of my favorites.

These are some of my “If they post, I read it” sites and I thought I’d share in case anyone else can find the same inspiration, information and encouragement I did. Enjoy!

Terribleminds – Chuck Wendig

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/

Ok, this one needs a slight disclaimer. It contains some foul language. If you find the “f-bomb” offensive, you may want to pass over this one. But don’t let it scare you if you can stomach a little “colorful metaphor” mixed in with top-notch writing advice.

According to his bio, Chuck Wendig has done a little bit of everything: Screenwriting, fiction, game design, zombie hunting… Ok, I added the Zombie hunting myself. But I can totally see him doing it.

He’s got a lot of experience in the writing/publishing world and he’s not afraid to share it. He delivers his advice in a “no-holds-barred-but-don’t-be-scared-and-don’t-give-up” kind of way. I read a lot of writer blogs and Mr. Wendig is one of the best at offering information, encouragement and disturbing mental images (all at the same time) that I’ve found so far.

Make a Living Writing – Carol Tice

http://www.makealivingwriting.com/

Carol Tice is a successful freelance writer and she started “Make a Living Writing” as a way to pay it forward. Her site and blog are full of years worth of experience in how to make it was a freelance writer. She’s not shy about sharing the secrets of her success with other aspiring and professional freelance writers. I stumbled on her blog (from another blog) over Christmas and have been a faithful reader since.

Freelance Switch – Expert Community

http://freelanceswitch.com/

Freelance Switch is another Christmas find. I’ve noticed that this site seems to cater to not only writers but freelancers from other professions as well. This team of experts posts a few blogs per day in topics ranging from tax tips, marketing how-tos and writing tips. One of my recent favorites? “6 Freelancing Tips from Han Solo.” Check it out. There’s a little something for everyone on that site.

What sites or blogs do you visit on a daily or indecently frequent basis. (Uh… keep it clean though; my kids read this blog. Sometimes.)