Calling All Angels
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.” – Robert Frost As many of you know, my beloved niece Jamey Ax, passed away on February 6, 2007. She
March 3, 2007
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Creative Rehab
I’m sitting in Port Townsend, WA in the computer lab of Goddard College‘s west coast branch where I’m working on my MFA in creative writing. When I checked my email
February 13, 2007
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No Words
My niece has been sick with cancer for 499 days. On Tuesday, day 500, she died. She was 24 years old. I have no words to express my sadness. It’s
February 7, 2007
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Brain Dumb
“Can’t Think Brain Dumb Inspiration Won’t Come! Poor Ink Bum Pen Best Wishes, Amen.” – Unknown Hi Writers: When I was in grade school, I memorized that ditty from one
February 4, 2007
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Write (Now) Newsletter – February 2007
“Can’t Think, Brain Dumb, Inspiration Won’t Come! Poor Ink, Bum Pen, Best Wishes, Amen.” – Unknown
February 4, 2007
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Top Ten List of Procrastination Techniques
I will not rewrite them all here, but you must head over to Libba Bray‘s livejournal blog and check out her procrastination techniques which so mirror my own and those
January 26, 2007
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“. . . an ‘American Idol’ for thinking people,”
That’s what Tom Gerace, chief executive of Gather.com called the writing contest sponsored by Touchstone books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Alas! If only I had a novel stashed
January 12, 2007
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And I did it MYYYYY WAAAAAAY
“Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you.” – Bernard Malamud, interviewed for The Writer’s Desk by Jill Krementz What’s your way?
January 3, 2007
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For Once, It’s Good to Be Short!
According to Ohio State University English Professor, Lee K. Abbott, “You’ll need to write as much junk as you are tall before you’ll ever produce something that somebody will want
December 20, 2006
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Long ago . . .
. . . when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called golf. The memoir I’m writing about my father’s last year is
December 5, 2006
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