by Ann Edall-Robson | Nov 9, 2021 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns
I live with one foot in tradition—and keep it there—while the other foot steps out to allow me to grow with modern technology. As I have watched the explosive growth of technology in modern society, my heart still acknowledges that the old ways are not so bad....
by Ann Edall-Robson | Jul 20, 2021 | A Writer's Platform, Columns
Numbers, Pounds, Hashtags. This little icon has come a long way through history. Grandma says it’s a number sign. Dad argues it’s a pound sign, and today’s generation, well, they have no idea what the fuss is all about because, in their world, it’s a hashtag. What is...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Apr 27, 2021 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns, Tips for Writers
“If you open a gate, you close it. You’re responsible for what happens if you don’t.” These are some of the live-by words my dad instilled in me from as far back as I can remember. They still bounce around the gray matter each time I open a gate – any gate. The...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Feb 2, 2021 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns
I am rural raised, my writing is contemporary laced with injections of western culture, heritage and tradition. And like working with cattle, sorting stories into their respective corrals can have its advantages. My favourite round-pens to hold words in is the one...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Dec 12, 2020 | #roughwriters, A Writer's Platform, Columns
My mind became a state of turmoil when I heard the term writer’s brand. When you are raised in ranch country, the word ‘brand’ is common. It’s the mark put on livestock to identify who they belong to, and now I was being asked to come up with a ‘mark’ to put on...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Aug 11, 2020 | Columns, Memoir & Times Past, Tips for Writers
Write about what you know. My initial knee jerk, gut reaction, to that statement was, “No one would be interested in the things that I know.” Followed by, “I can’t write about some of that stuff! People wouldn’t believe half of it.” Needless to say, I got past my...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Jun 16, 2020 | Columns, Memoir & Times Past
Growing up, life, and events happened because they just did. As I got older, I had a different take on that thought, and every so often something would filter through my day creating a déjà vu moment. I maybe shrugged this off, but it got archived somewhere in the...
by Ann Edall-Robson | Apr 21, 2020 | Tips for Writers
I find it unfortunate that so many people in today’s world are not interested in their heritage. Traditions and knowledge passed down through generations, face a continual demise because of them. Events, people, stories, and personal memories, whether good or...
