Tag: observations
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October 2019 IWSG
October 2 question – It’s been said that the benefits of becoming a writer who does not read is that all your ideas are new and original. Everything you do is an extension of yourself, instead of a mixture of you and another author. On the other hand, how can you expect other people to…
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IWSG July 2019
What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? Umm… I think the list would be shorter if we asked what personal traits I didn’t write into my characters. I’ve used so many things – my personal faith, my outlooks on what a relationship should and shouldn’t be, my mule-headed tendency to try and do…
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IWSG June 2019
Of all the genres you read and write, which is your favorite to write in and why? This is a tricky question. Anymore I generally read history or science or philosophy things. But I like to write fiction. Lately, I’ve been hammering through a Romance Novel which isn’t my usual fare. I suppose that means…
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Summer Break
Summer Break is here, which means that my little monkeys are at home. All the time. We’re not that far in and it’s already driving me nuts. This is the last summer for the super-cheap local Day-Camp held by the community center, starting in June and running through July. Next summer, they will be too…
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May 2019 IWSG
What was an early experience where you learned that language had power? Oh. Ummm…. Are we talking about written language or spoken or just language generally? I was in 4th grade when I learned that one was allowed to write without having been blessed from some authority on high. I was in middle school when…
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A Death Rattle
Barnes and Noble has begun harassing me at least once a week with email promos to come in and buy stuff. This has been going on since January, although they’ve had my email for something like 2-3 years, now. I only received an occasional email once every few months from them before, but now it’s…
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