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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Be Unstoppable
“It’s the fifth time I stand on this shore, the Cuban shore, looking out at the distant horizon, believing again that I’m going to make it all the way across that vast, dangerous wilderness of an ocean….this year, the mantra … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes and authors, Diana Nyad, grit and perseverance
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Happy Thanksgiving!
May your life be filled with joy and gratitude, now and always: God’s World Edna St. Vincent Millay “O world, I cannot hold thee close enough! Thy winds, thy wide gray skies! Thy mists, that roll and rise! Thy woods, … Continue reading
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Decompressing Tips
Here’s something I’ve learned during my years of freelancing that I’ve found very helpful in my creative writing: the importance of taking time to decompress. As a freelancer in marketing communications, I worked on a project basis. Some projects were … Continue reading
Inner Beat
“Only three things are necessary to make life happy: the blessing of God, books, and a friend.” Henri Dominique Lacordaire One of best features of having a literary family is the totally enjoyable chats you can have about books and … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Rule of Threes", Ernest Hemingway, writing and music, writing and rhythm
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Rumi Ruminates
Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. He’s has called described the “most popular poet” and the “best selling poet” in the United States. His work has been translated in many languages around the world. I … Continue reading
Something Wonderful
When I read this to my poetry group, everyone loved it. So I wanted to share it with you: Breakage by Mary Oliver I go down to the edge of the sea. How everything shines in the morning light! The … Continue reading
Balancing Act
There was once a writer — it might be Isaac Asimov — who liked to have a number of projects going at the same time, so he had three typewriters in his office. When his inspiration ran dry on one, … Continue reading
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Tagged fruitful writing techniques, Isaac Asimov, juggling writing projects
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Having Fun
“Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.” Carl Jung “All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening.” … Continue reading
Brain Waves
“One writes to make a home for oneself, on paper, in time, in others’ minds.” Alfred Kazin “I love walking into a bookstore. It’s like all my friends are sitting on the shelves, waving their pages at me.” Tahereh Mafi … Continue reading
Game on!
“You have to be in it to win it!” Lotto slogan One of the most satisfying experiences for me as a writer is sharing the ups and downs of the writing life with my fellow scribes. And when one of … Continue reading
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Tagged courage and writing, draft revision, Wendy Giman, Yahoo!
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