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Monthly Archives: October 2019
Happy Halloween!
I love Halloween! After carving my pumpkin, I can’t wait to see all the kids on my street in their cute costumes. In past years, I’ve seen fairies, princesses, and even an adorable walking dictionary! And speaking of Halloween, here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween and Unicef, Unicef's beginnings, word power
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Nixing Naysayers
“I’d literally been told I wasn’t pop-star material.” Sir Elton John When my dear friend and gifted writer, Linda, quoted this line from Me, Elton John’s autobiography, we both had a good laugh. Needless to say, the naysayer Elton encountered … Continue reading
Fast Tracking
To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.” Anne Rice “All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” F. Scott Fitzgerald This November, tens of thousands of people around the world will take … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Rice, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fast-drafting, writing techniques
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Thirty Days
“Thirty days and nights of literary abandon! No plot? No problem!” NaNoWriMo A heads up for anyone who’s been noodling around a novel project: National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo) is fast approaching. November isn’t all voting, turkey, … Continue reading
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Tagged NaNoWriMo, novel writing, regular writing regimen, writing discipline
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Something Wonderful
This beautiful poem comes to us via my KWD reader and friend, Pat Carrigan, a gifted writer and poetry lover, who shared it at a Poetry Appreciation Group: A Blessing James Wright Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight … Continue reading
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Just Ask
“These be our prayers – more strength, more light, more constancy, more progress.” Phillips Brooks Sometimes, when we’re feeling stuck or uninspired, or under-inspired, the best thing to do is to simply stop, get quiet, and ask for help. … Continue reading
A Blessing
“Blessed is he who has found his work. Let him ask no other blessing.” Thomas Carlyle Writing isn’t always easy. Joyful, often, if we and the muse are on the same page, but not always easy. Some days are … Continue reading
Still Going!
One of the many wonderful gifts that writing gives us: We can pursue and share our creativity and zest for living as long as we can hold a pen or fire up a computer. In this guest post, my wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Writers at Work
Tagged Edna O'Brien, Philip Roth, T.S. Eliot, writing and creativity, writing and longevity
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“Optimist Creed”
There’s plenty of evidence that staying positive and choosing to travel on the sunny side of the street can have a lasting impact on our health, our ability to bounce back from setbacks, and even on our longevity. The Optimist … Continue reading
Two-timing Tenses
“A tense switch in a written narrative isn’t a minor thing. It’s a big deal, like changing viewpoint chracters. It can’t be done mindlessly.It can be done invisibily, but only it you’re good at it.” from Steering the Craft, Ursula … Continue reading