Monthly Archives: July 2012

Inspired to Write

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Administrator

There are days I wake up with little enthusiasm for creative writing, a little more than usual these past few months, because I have had so many professional writing and editing projects on my plate.  But lately, I have been … Continue reading →

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Poetry, an Olympic Competition

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Administrator

The Olympic Games start today in London and all eyes will be on our athletes.  But did you know that during the original Olympics in Greece, poets were honored as well?  They would sing of great athletic feats and, at … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Wonderful, Imperfect Self

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Administrator

Check out my BookPleasure article, “Finding Your Wonderful, Imperfect Self.”

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Novel Success

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Administrator

This is a repeat blog from last year. Here is the hand-printed sign that hangs over my laptop: “Nancy, the difference between you and the authors of all those published novels is they completed their books.” I have been writing … Continue reading →

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Percolating

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Administrator

Between each fruitful phase are long periods of exploration, faltering, learning, and working things out. –Kenneth Noland We often chastise ourselves when we aren’t writing away at our desks every single day.  The prevailing advice is to not let a day pass … Continue reading →

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Penning a Memoir? Write a Letter

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Administrator

Need some inspiration for how to start your memoir?  Try writing a letter to someone in your family.  That’s how Isabelle Allende managed to write House of Spirits.  She had to flee her home in Chile and was working as … Continue reading →

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Negative Space

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Administrator

The ultimate concern of the artist is not to paint mountains and clouds and trees but the air between them. – Wang Wei In art sometimes the most poignant part of a painting or drawing is negative space. This is … Continue reading →

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It Takes Hard Work to Find the Magic

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Administrator

Please check out my BookPleasure article, “It Takes Hard Work to Find the Magic.”

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Writing Your Life

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Administrator

“Let any woman imagine for a moment a biography of herself based upon those records she has left, those memories fresh in the minds of surviving friends, those letters that chanced to be kept, those impressions made, perhaps, on the … Continue reading →

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Wake Up

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Administrator

“Poems begin by keeping awake,” writes Paul Agostino in Created Writing – Poetry from New Angles.  That’s really how all of our writing should start, with writers being “awake” to whatever it is they are writing, not just slogging through … Continue reading →

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