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Motivational Monday 26 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
SELF-DISCIPLINE IS NECESSARY, BUT SO IS PLAYFULNESS, FLEXIBILITY, JOY. WHEN YOU STOP DEMANDING PERFECTION OF YOURSELF, YOUR WRITING DESK WILL BECOME A SPACIOUS PLACE. SLIPPERINESS IS GOOD. SLOPPIN...
Survival of the Fearful 22 Aug 2013 | 05:03 pm
I am no stranger to rejection. (I'm talking writing here, not personal. That's a conversation for another day.) Some of my work received negative reviews, although - thankfully! - not often. But I'm a...
Motivational Monday 19 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
IT'S NOT THE READER'S JOB TO "GET IT." IT'S THE WRITER'S JOB TO "GIVE IT." (Christopher Lockhart) A few years ago, everyone was raving about a Popular Novel. It sounded good to me, too, so I pic....
From Blog Blitzing to The Walking Dead Comes Alive: An Eclectic Post 14 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
Here are some things you all might find interesting.... ***** Have you signed up for DL Hammond's Blog Blitz yet? I joined early on and it's been so much fun surprising totally unsuspecting fello.....
Motivational Monday 12 Aug 2013 | 04:28 pm
WHATEVER OUR DREAMS, IDEAS, OR PROJECTS, WE PLANT A SEED, NURTURE IT - AND THEN REAP THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS. (Oprah Winfrey) I grew up in the city. I played out on the front stoop or in the driv...
Backstory: the Pain in My Backside 8 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
My goal with July's Camp NaNo was to write more in my WiP. I wanted to pick up where I was - about Chapter Eleven or so - and keep going, chronologically, smoothly, moving forward, solidly laying down...
Motivational Monday 5 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND A WAY OF LIFE YOU LOVE, YOU HAVE TO FIND THE COURAGE TO LIVE IT. (John Irving) Doesn't it sound funny that we would need courage to live our lives on our own terms?...
Recommended Reading - July 31 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Most of July was a tough one for Standout books. Either that, or I'm getting too picky. I read a number of books that I liked. That's it. Liked. I enjoyed them but then put them in the donate pile. I ...
Motivational Monday 29 Jul 2013 | 04:29 pm
ALL OF US HARBOR SECRET HOPES THAT A MAGNIFICENT NOVEL WILL TUMBLE OUT OF THE SKY AND APPEAR ON OUR SCREENS, BUT ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, WRITING IS HARD, SLOW AND TOTALLY UNGLAMOROUS. SO WHY FINISH WHAT ...
Is the Summer Over Yet? 25 Jul 2013 | 05:03 pm
I am sooooo looking forward to the Fall, especially because of the books, movies and TV shows coming out then. Here's a quick sampling of what I'm looking forward to... ***** Not only will Joshilyn ...
