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On Writing
“My words sound better coming from my hands than from my mouth.”
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Traveling, Friendship, and Touring America…before it’s too late
It’s been an interesting summer. Fun times catching up with old friends and revisiting favorite places. My DH (darling husband) an I now travel full time in our 5th wheel and are striking off the places we need to see … Continue reading
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Where does your story start?
There’s the sixty-four thousand dollar question. I know many authors in various stages of their careers, and not a single one willing to say, “I know exactly where my story begins.” Once in a rare while we know where to … Continue reading
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About Writer’s Block
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” ― Shirley Chisholm Writers write. Ask any writer. If they could stop writing, they probably would stop writing. For the rest of … Continue reading
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Truth or Power?
“All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche So all the rules you can’t seem to help breaking today which will land you in … Continue reading
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Secondary Characters
How important are secondary characters? Very Important. Think for just a minute how you might see The Harry Potter series without Neville Longbottom. Or perhaps Pride and Prejudiced with Jane Bennett. Not so interesting, huh? Important to remember the names … Continue reading
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What Writers Do
Writer’s write. This is what I’ve been told since the first day I declared my intention to tell the stories inside me. It sounded so simple. You have a story, and you should tell it. Just sit down and write. … Continue reading
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Who we really are
“Our job in this life is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.” ― Steven Pressfield Hopefully, as we all prepare for NANO … Continue reading
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