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71Power, Passion, and the Will to Create
This very moment, the next Harry Potter assembles itself from the fingertips of a creator. The next Gone With the Wind snakes out of the heart and mind of a writer. The next One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest bounces around the right brain of some...
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66Muses, Our Inner Eye, and a Writer's Perspective
They are like that, you know, the muses - ethereal beings of great beauty, you touch them and they fly. When you try to grasp muses, your weight brings them down or destroys them midflight. All we can do is follow with our inner eye and record as...
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64Odd Things One Thinks About When Their World Starts Crashing In...
Arriving home from a trip to the bank, I realized my azaleas are in bloom. Not only in bloom, but a plethora of blooms. Typically, for the past eleven years, these azaleas produce only two or three flowers. Not being a horticulturist, I cannot say...
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53In That Moment - A Poem
When a written yet unseen smile soars one’s heart, Thirst for unquenchable desire thwarts sanity, Longing pours meaninglessness into the soul and Chaotic bliss scampers from written word to written word - Each syllable creates waves of...
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67Theory of Positivity
Writing embodies a solitary mindset. Until we learn to 'network' brains like computers, writers must pursue their task alone. Yes, we may use input from other authors. Yes, we may think-tank or group-think ideas, plot lines, characters, etc. Yes, we...
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59The Blogging Day From Hell!
I chose this day to be the "Blogging Day From Hell". Ok, so this endeavor not so much requires a 'hell' reference as it does an 'oh-my-gosh-I've-bitten-off-quite-a-task' reference. I'm certain I own too many blogs. That said, I like all my blogs....
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75Risky Investments
The highest risk investment I make in my writing life belongs to inaction. I am convinced this precept holds true in most businesses. When I fall into complacency or avoidance, my writing business suffers. The same holds true for my publishing...
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68Planting Writing Seeds
One of the fascinating aspects of writing stems from the manner in which ideas percolate in our minds. Many of us realize these little bursts of ideas live fleeting lives. For this reason, we use all manner of devices to write down tidbits, nuggets...
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61Love's Problematic Question - Flash Poetry
Often, when I'm writing or journaling, lines of poetry bubble up and exit through my fingers to the keyboard. Ever happen to you? Similar to my post the other day, I long ago decided not to fight it but allow the poem to flow on out of me. Most of...
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52There Will Be More - Flash Poetry
Do you experience times when an idea or an image simply demands written attention? You know, when a thought becomes persistent and refuses to go away even though you know when your fingers take action they will not be in the fray for long? For...
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