Category: Writing
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Why “Said” Isn’t Quite Dead
“Said is Dead!” a Pinterest post screams at me. Another one. And Another. And again. Oooo! This one did it with an infographic, so it must be true. I remember in a writer’s conference (the only one I’ve ever been able to get to) back in 2008 when several writers and even editors rolled their…
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Building Momentum
I’m slowly tip-toeing back into the writing. I’ll be honest, the constantly looking for excuses to avoid it is irritating, at best. Possibly because it seems so effortless for some of the bigger names (*cough*Marie Force*cough, cough*). Possibly because when a muse does show up, it is effortless. At least, the first draft is effortless…
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Someday
I wrote this up after viewing this picture on Markovich Photo Art, shot by Alex Markovich. (Yes, I know I just put up a CYA post about pictures. I also CYA’ed myself with a screen capture regarding permissions on his blog – so there.) *** We bought a boat and took it out the…
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An IWSG Post – CYA
Despite my… ah… current creative difficulties, I have actually been trying to work on other things related to the writing gig. I’ve been doing research on random things like history and tactics and occasionally some business consideration will pop up somewhere that makes me think “Hmmm, I should think about that.” A post I read…
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Details – An IWSG post
Oops. A little late today. It being summer and two rugrats hanging on your ears all day eveyr day will chew up your sense of time. My insecurity today is my OCD in the storytelling world. The same OCD that has ruined most fiction for me. My husband and I started watching Houdini and Doyle.…
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Blockage
Writer’s Block. Writer’s Anxiety. Writing Doubts. Perfectionism. Insecurity. It doesn’t matter the term. I’ve got it. Hard. No, no. Don’t back away. It isn’t contagious. At least, I don’t think it is. *achooo!* At first I thought it was just some minor irritation. The words weren’t flowing. That happens every now and again. No big…
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