Category: Writing Inspiration
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Resolution: Life Will Interfere
Writing. What does it mean? To me it has always meant using words to create pictures that affect other people. That’s the high flalutin’ answer. The reality is sitting for hours staring at a computer screen, usually with a bad posture, and creating ways to translate what’s in your head to a blank page with…
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Today I am a Writer
Today I crave a thing that cannot be obtained by a trip to the fridge or drive to the store. Money cannot buy it. My craving is from the brain, from the soul. I want to do the one thing I’m good at, the thing I love. Write. Unfettered and free. I want to write…
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Back to School
When seeking a back to school quote, I remembered this one from my graduate school days. I attended The Actors Studio Drama. I have never forgotten this. It was one of several bits I wrote down from the evening with Val Kilmer. He was awesome.
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Have a Plan, Stan.
I do not feel well today. I am suppose to post a writing prompt or something inspirational today. I do not feel like doing either. Tomorrow I need to post a writing tip. Because I have planned out my editorial calendar, I know what I need to write for tomorrow and am sitting at the…
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What’s in a Name?
Time for something fun! Many writers tell me their lives are boring. These writers often produce boring stories about vampires. Many of them are good writers, but they don’t know where to pan for gold. In the blogosphere, there are a number of personal blogs and their creators don’t consider themselves writers. They write about…
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Are You a Writer?
Do you remember the ads in comic books and kid magazines that invited you to Draw Me! and find-out if you are an artist? Ever wish there was a test like that for writers? Maybe there is. In case you don’t remember the Draw Me! ads; they featured images like these Can you draw me?…
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Finding the Words by Dev Petty
Originally posted on Nerdy Book Club: Sometimes I read posts here with a bit of envy. I read about people who went to their school library at recess and curled up with a book at every opportunity. I read about people who knew from birth that words and language and books would define their life,…
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750 or Bust
Turning 1,300 words into 750 words is not easy, but it makes a stronger, faster writer.
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