There isn't much left of The Sixty Second Writer now. Just the few pages saved at the Internet Archives. It was a site I liked for writing inspiration. She was also on the old Alltop site (in the writing category) when I was with WordGrrls. Maybe she also got burnt out and felt disappointed about writing online. I was sorry to see Alltop taken over and all the categories turned into big, popular, news sites everyone who cared already knew about. All the less known sites, like mine, were dropped. It was sad because I had actually been invited, chosen, to be linked (RSS feed) by Alltop. Anyway, as you know, nothing lasts forever.

I tried to find the Sixty Second Writer online now. I think it is Sarah Bragg. The Sixty Second Writer blog was written by S.P Bragg. So, its possible. I didn't find anything else that seemed likely. The original site on Blogspot was taken down. So, there isn't anything for the Internet Archive to archive now, just the bits it had before the site was gone.

This is one of the posts I could still find. Not the original post I had linked to, that one was unfound.

You are a chocolate buyer for a high end department store and it is your job to taste every one and then choose which chocolates would be perfect for your store. Focus on flavor and appearance...

Wouldn't this be an awesome job!!

Writing about chocolate is not easy for me to do without thinking about how much I'd like some chocolate. I think I would like plain, but very good, milk chocolate as much as any other. A gooey caramel centre would be good. Maybe a few toasted pecans, like a Turtle. (Not an actual turtle).

The first postcard was (probably) a hand-painted design on card sent by the writer, Theodore Hook in 1840, to himself. The image was a caricature of workers in the post office. He was known for his practical jokes.

Not all postcards are sent from vacations or travels abroad. Many are still used as sales promotions by businesses.

What do you write on a postcard when it isn't about marketing...

• personal news
• something you have done or seen that day
• a short journal with thoughts and feelings
• interesting, motivating, or inspiring quotations
• flash fiction (very short story)
• information, like an address, a phone number
• a recipe
• holiday or seasonal greetings
• gossip
• drawings or cartoons
• mail art
• encouraging words
• interesting facts
• a coded message
• review a book, movie, etc.
• a hand drawn map
• riddles
• share a joke
• an invitation
• an anonymous love letter

Pick out a postcard and send one to family, a friend, or someone else on your mind.

What is your blog about? How long have you been blogging? Why did you begin blogging? Is it the same reason that you continue to blog today? How has your blog changed over the time you’ve had it? In six words, sum up your blog.

My site (blog) is about me and my hobbies, interests, thoughts, ideas, rants, all of it. I began blogging, I'd rather call it publishing on the web/ Internet, in 1998, more or less. I don't have any posts older than 2000 now. I didn't think to keep them and I've changed PC's several times since then. Earlier PC's weren't huge on data storage. Also, I didn't have my own PC until later.

My sites are always changing. Too often to get a steady audience. I second guess myself a lot. It's not a good habit.

Six words? - Unapologetically Canadian. Bewitching Vagabond. Dragon Friendly.

Who is your target audience? How often, if at all, do you think about quitting or taking an extended break?

I have been burnt out. I was posting daily to my blog about writing online. I still have those posts, I'm migrating them to this site now. I know I should have a target audience. I don't. I'm not selling anything, this isn't a business. Its far from making a profit and I don't like marketing.

Do your friends and family read your blog? How does this knowledge affect your writing? Do you feel like you can totally be yourself on your blog? Where do you draw the line when it comes to disclosing too much about your life on your blog?

My family do not read my sites. As far as I know. I wouldn't mind if they did. I am almost completely myself when I write online, here or social media. I find people are far more likely to jump down your throat for minor things, or ridiculous misunderstandings which they create themselves. I've been hounded on social media for a comment I made. My comment was pulled all out of proportion. I've seen aggression online and experienced it too.

I used to be more careful about disclosing information online. Ironically, it is a bigger issue now and I'm less cautious. Originally, back in 1996, I wouldn't even give my real name. Or location. Now, we get so many services demanding our identity and information, just to login to a website, like Google, verification must have your phone number, email address, name, and whatever else they store on their servers about you. Later they get hacked and apologize, but they don't stop culling information.

Do you prefer writing on paper or a keyboard? Why? Care to hand write a short letter to us, scan it, and then post it to your blog?

I think I like keyboard now. Not long ago I would have said handwriting, on paper. But now I can type about as fast as I'm thinking and on the keyboard my penmanship is always good.

Is cursive writing a lost art? Should good penmanship be taught? Tell us about your handwriting – good / bad?

I hope cursive doesn't disappear. Funny to think of it as art now. It was just part of the regular English/ language arts we learned in school. Now, a lot of young people can't write it, or read it. It is a disadvantage for them. Even if it only turns up now and then, they should be able to read it. It really isn't that different from printed letters.

Penmanship should be taught. Even printed letters need penmanship.

My handwriting was a lot better before the Internet and computers. Now my hand gets tired quicker than it did when I wrote longhand frequently.