Tag: a to z blogging challenge
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G is for Gew-gaws
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Gew-gaws are those little useless bauble things people have. Some folks collect them ardently, others receive them as gifts and know they can’t chuck them out because … well … your Mom gave it to you and she’s still alive and lives in your town. We all give our…
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F is for Farts
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Farting is something a lot of us don’t want to admit we do. It’s certainly not something we want to do in the beginning stages of a blooming relationship. *gasp!* My partner might think I’m *holds the back of the wrist to the forehead* human. But sooner or later, …
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E is for Eccentricities
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Eccentricities. A polite way of saying “crazy:” Everyone is crazy on some level. The trick is whether or not you can live with your partner’s idea of acceptable crazy. Every writer says it at one time or another about just about almost every project: “This manuscript is driving me…
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D is for Decisions
Why Writing is Like a Relationship When you’re in a relationship, there comes a point where you must make a decision. Are you serious about this or are you just screwing around? It’s okay to not be serious. Let’s just put that card on the table right now. You’re allowed to just be a hobbyist.…
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C is for Commitment
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Commitment. How many relationships have ended because one person wasn’t willing to commit as deeply as the other? This is a big deal. You have a wonderful idea. You think it’s awesome. But the work involved in making it come to life is daunting. It’s okay to feel that…
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B is for Beauty
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Beauty. It sounds shallow, but just stop and think about it for a moment. Something attracted you to that person. Was it their hair? Their eyes? The smile? Their incredible ass? The swagger? Their nose? Their sense of humor? Something of that person who you chose to involve yourself…