Category Archives: Do the Work

Daily writing

The best piece of writing advice I ever ignored was to write every day. Boy, did I ignore this advice. I heard it dozens of times, from writers I admired, but I didn’t start doing it until I got to … Continue reading →

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When the Universe Whispers

you should probably listen. The past few days, every time I ask Siri to shuffle music on my iPhone, up pops “the Tune” that cements the relationship between my two main characters. Awwww. They were headed that way and finally … Continue reading →

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Day 28 — NaPoWriMo

I’m still stuck on the news and the Gettysburg Address and all the video of people cleaning up in Baltimore just as other people in other cities have had to clean up after looting and anger took over their city … Continue reading →

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fixing a goal

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Continue reading →

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Writing Advice

The best advice I know to give is to learn to put up with boredom and frustration. You have to sit through the dull times when nothing’s coming and stay there, for however much time you’ve given yourself to write, … Continue reading →

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