Writing

Sometimes it’s hard to write. There are so many things going on around us, trying their darnedest to pull us away from our writing projects – kids, laundry, the phone…

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admin on December 12th, 2011

Perhaps it’s the idea of writer’s block that causes that momentary panic, which morphs into something that renders us unable to conjure a thought, complete an assignment, even hunt-and-peck a simple sentence about our chosen topic.

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admin on November 29th, 2011

Whether you agree or disagree with the commercialization of the holidays or the price of Postage stamps, holiday cards are a tradition that would be a shame to lose.

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admin on October 30th, 2011

“When will I ever find the time to write?” It’s the lament of everyone who has ever sat down with a pen or a laptop and attempted to create a memoir, a poem, a short story or a full-fledged novel. Excuses begone! Stretch your writing fingers, pull your best characters and storylines out of the [...]

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admin on October 15th, 2011

The “voice” is the style that captures – and keeps – a reader’s attention, that speaks to your preference, and conveys the personality of the topic – and often of the writer.

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admin on October 2nd, 2011

The sad fact is that we are often too busy to read something that even looks like it might take longer than a single sweep of the minute hand to peruse.

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admin on September 10th, 2011

For those of you who live with writers, please understand that words are like oxygen to us. If we’re not scribbling a few thoughts or ideas into a notebook – or onto the closest scrap of paper we can find – we do, indeed, become frothing-at-the-mouth frenzied.

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admin on August 19th, 2011

It is ironic to think that in giving up monitoring my time through constant glances at my wrist jewelry, I have found that I better enjoy my time and spend it more creatively.

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admin on August 1st, 2011

Intoxicated by our own love of words, we just keep pounding away at the keyboard, hoping that something we share with somebody will make an impact, inspire someone, or at least get read all the way through.

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admin on July 22nd, 2011

There’s a quirky aspect of my job that I handle from time to time. Instead of creating a message in prose, someone will ask for it in rhyme. I create these pieces and have such fun, and am pleased with my client’s reaction; But let’s face facts, not many clients think poems will drive folks [...]

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