Yasmin Elaine WaringSep 11, 2023Treasuring Small Victories"We must go on because we can't turn back." Robert Louis Stevenson wrote this soul stirring phrase in Treasure Island. It has been...
Yasmin Elaine WaringSep 10, 2022Rounds of Revisioning with Nellie BlyI started 2022 off and running--having submitted a complete 107,466 word manuscript (give or take) of Around the World in 72 Days--to my...
Yasmin Elaine WaringDec 31, 2021A Victorian-Era Girls' TripIt's been a great way to end the year--wrapping up the first draft for AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAYS--a bold reimagining of Nellie Bly's...
Yasmin Elaine WaringDec 29, 2020Turning the Page on 2020I didn't snuggle with my niece and nephew on Christmas Eve or kiss mom the next morning. I didn't finish the commercial novel I had been...
Yasmin Elaine WaringAug 23, 2020Apache Revolver: The MacGyver Weapon for a Woman of a Certain AgeOur "plucky" heroine--literally the word Joseph Pulitzer repeatedly used to describe Nellie Bly--will be in need of a weapon at a certain...
Yasmin Elaine WaringMar 31, 2020Dining at Delmonico's in 1881Where would the likes of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst have dined during the setting of our story (Around the World in 72...
Yasmin Elaine WaringFeb 9, 2020A Valentine for HitRecord + ZapposHitRecord's favicon is red/Zappos come in every hue/Together, we've all created/A thing of wonder to view.
Yasmin Elaine WaringJan 21, 2020Interactive New York City Map ca.1879I can't tell you how thrilled this Texan was to discover the very accessible New York Public Library Digital Collection.
Yasmin Elaine WaringDec 26, 2019Signed with Level 4!They approached me in November with two projects they thought I'd be a good fit for. I was reluctant at first ...