Tag: Creative
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Writing with a TBI
It’s hard. That’s the nicest way to put it. A more accurate way is that: it’s exhausting–you don’t realize how much brain power you used before, but you are very aware of your limitations as you run head first into the wall of crushing fatigue as it slams into you out of nowhere it’s heartbreaking–I…
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I Only Wanted to WRITE!
But then I researched the gatekeepers, and the rights abuses, and sheer improbabilities of getting picked up by a credible publisher. After I hid under my bed for several days with a few choice stuffies, I started researching other ways that I could release my creative genius upon the world through self-publishing. Which was quite…
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IWSG November 2024
November 6 question – What creative activity do you engage in when you’re not writing? Ummmmmm . . . .that would be everything except writing. Sewing, spinning, crochet, getting into some knitting, weaving, occasionally a junk jewelry moment, dabbling in video (not very well, but that’s kinda the point). . . The list is extensive.nstead…
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IWSG October 2024
October 2 question – Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What’s your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine. It isn’t a classic, but I read it in middle school(?). I can’t even remember the title, but it’s a medieval/pioneer setting and there’s a…
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IWSG September 2024
– Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Confession time: I was in Advanced Placement English for my Junior and Senior years of high school, across 2 different schools. I had to “test-in” for my Senior year…
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Is it worth it?
I noticed there is a lot of talk about doing the creative thing, but only if your ROI is worth it. Why do it, if it takes too much time, too much space, too many resources? Especially if you probably/don’t make money at it. I guess the question about the creative thing is really–does it…
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