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Finding Grace: Morning Walks with Youngest Child
I’m a walker. I love how it’s basically a super easy exercise that gets me outdoors and enjoying the fresh air. Even better, it shakes loose all the tension and packed in thoughts. It gets me working through problems and … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Musing
Tagged creativity, In Search of Grace series, Joshua Radin, walking
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Commit – Continued.
So, January happened. I considered writing a post about “how to write while the world is effed up”, but there are already lots of posts out there like that and let’s be real, though they might be doing wonders for … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Ann Leckie, Blake Crouch, books, creativity, Gayle Forman, inspiration, Nick Hornby
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It’s All About Taste
My cousin posted a video clip from So You Think You Can Dance on Facebook sharing how moved he was by it. So of course I’m checking it out, assuming I will be, too. Except I wasn’t. I mean, it … Continue reading
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – Celebrate It
Have you had any of those moments recently when you suddenly just smiled and thought, “Life is beautiful”? I feel like the last several days have been full of these moments, and I thought I’d share them with you. Here … Continue reading
Listen to the Muse-ic
I tweeted this last night: “SO CLOSE I CAN ALMOST TASTE IT. That is, if writing and endings were taste-able.” One friend suggested it might taste like the best kind of chocolate. I offered that it might be a fountain … Continue reading
Posted in Listening, Writing
Tagged characters, creativity, inspiration, music, writing, writing process
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Diversionary Tactics
STUCK. I’ve been there. It’s a popular place to be. But it’s kind of like diet popular or sagging pants popular – you don’t really want to be there and it isn’t comfortable at all. And yet, as writers (of … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged blogging, creativity, fanfiction, fiction writing, writing, writing exercises, writing process
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I Missed You
My friend Tory sent me a link a couple of days ago for Joshua Radin’s new song, “I Missed You”. I have a couple other songs of his, but this one really caught me at the right moment. Only a … Continue reading
Posted in Listening, Musing, Writing
Tagged creativity, Joshua Radin, music, writing, writing process
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