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R.I.P. Toni Morrison
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing: (https://en.wikipedia.org) Toni Morrison, the great American writer, died today at the age of 88. Morrison wrote many important works, among them Beloved, Sula, and Song Of Solomon. Ms. Morrison was a writer of brilliance, and she wrote of the experience of African-Americans and of humanity in…
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How to Stay Interested In Your Story Long Enough to Finish Writing It
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: Have you ever sat down to work on a writing project in progress and realize you just … don’t want to? And I’m not talking about the totally normal “wow it’s been a long day I would really much rather be horizontal on a couch watching Veronica Mars reruns…
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Vacation ends
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: Time to go back to the office tomorrow. I’m regretting not taking the next two days off, but I hate being behind at work, too. My staff has been working, and I’m sure there is a pile awaiting me. Vacation was filled with obstacles, but I did the best I…
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Views of the Neighborhood – Spicewood Winery
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites: A lovely way to spend a Sunday. My two daughters and I visited two wineries. The first is named Spicewood. I’ll show you the second next week. Here is a blurb from the website. Since 1992 Spicewood Vineyards has been producing distinguished Texas Hill Country wines that are known for…
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Finally!!!
Originally posted on Entertaining Stories: Today wound up being a good writing day. Otto got me up around six this morning. I took the time for breakfast, feeding the dogs, surfing my social media. My typical morning. I read back through what I wrote the other day, then forged ahead. My MO is to rush…
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A new collaboration with Beckie of Beckie’s Mental Mess – and Kristian of Tales From The Mind Of Kristian – On Travelling
Originally posted on Beckie's Mental Mess: Photo by Porapak Apichodilok on Pexels.com I have collaborated with Beckie of Beckie’s Mental Mess on two poems so far: In Search of Happiness: https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/in-search-of-happiness-a-collaborative-poem-by-beckie-of-beckies-mental-mess-and-kristian-of-tales-from-the-mind-of-kristian/ and 2. The Creation (about the Creative writing process) A Collaboration By Beckie of “Beckie’s Mental Mess” and Kristian of “Tales From The Mind of…
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Writerly Things 8/5/19: 88 Cups of Tea Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things: 8/5/19: 88 Cups of Tea Traci Kenworth This month is the three-year anniversary of 88 Cups of Tea. It is a podcast about YA writers. They discuss everything from money to craft to beyond. It is a Patreon-based service, but you can join for as little as $3.88 a month. It is SO…
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If You Could Only Be Told
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pxw3eS1A3o This week started with a crazy event and ended with one. The first was a camper taking something that they shouldn’t have, but we don’t know who. The last one was something breaking that caused a problem for the game room. Things were broken by campers throughout the…