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You Don’t ‘Find’ Inspiration. It Finds You.
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: Every strike of inspiration I can recall — many of which have led to fairly solid ideas, sometimes even Real World Things — happened upon me completely by accident. Most of these moments have begun with me doing something completely unrelated to writing, such as taking a shower, cooking…
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Writerly Things 4/1/19 Do You Share Personal Things on Your Blog? Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 4/1/19 How Personal Do You Get on Your Blog? Traci Kenworth In the event of an emergency in your family, do you talk about it? Yes, as you all know, from time to time, things happen, and I do talk about it but only the details I find necessary. For instance, when this…
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To have and to hold
The Silent Eye From behind the curtain I am watching the birds in the garden. I am waiting for the hawthorns to grow tall and become a haven for feathered things. They are, for the moment, little more than bushes, but even so, every morning, sparrows and blackbirds, bluetits and doves visit my little patch.…
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The 12 Hardest Things About Writing
Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. Deciding what “success” would look like for you as a writer. 2. Standing out. 3. Separating your work from your worth. 4. Picking just one idea to write about. 5. And, some days … trying to come up with SOMETHING to write about. 6. Starting. 7. Staying focused…
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Immortal Love: Xavier Tempest and Nadia Sylvan
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: Gomez and Morticia Addams I’ve written a lot of couples throughout my books, but Xavier Tempest and Nadia Sylvan from War of Nytefall kind of stand out. They aren’t on/off or complicated like the Luke Callindor/Kira Grasdon/Sari triangle or the Nyx and Delvin Cunningham relationship of Legends of Windemere. Even those…
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Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five available on Amazon
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration: Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five story and cookbook is available on Amazon. The fondant five have been kidnapped from the Chocolate Land Zoo by the Wedding Cake Elves. Sir Chocolate, the fondant giraffe and monkey and the fondant Siamese cat must venture to the distant castle of the Chocolate…
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Intermission: When Not Speaking Up As a Vietnam Vet’s Daughter is Unacceptable
Originally posted on Zombie Salmon (the Horror Continues): I apologize right now to my followers for the temporary deviation from this blog’s theme. However I simply cannot remain silent on this one… Recently, our President has taken it upon himself to repeatedly criticize the late Senator John McCain, a former Vietnam war POW, and respected…