Marathoning
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” — Fred DeVito I’d been running for five and a half hours through the rural countryside surrounding Xenia, Ohio. My tired
May 3, 2018
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Writing Groups
One of the most frequent questions I get in person and on-line is how to find a writing group. I found my first writing group by randomly walking into a
April 21, 2018
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Hope and Work
“As far as I’m concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.” — Neil Gaiman I’ve got it again. You know,
April 4, 2018
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And Then, We Wait . . . and Nudge.
“The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.” – John Steinbeck Over the past year, I’ve slowly worked through my list of small or
March 3, 2018
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Freedom Reprise
“As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.” – Henry David Thoreau I don’t usually plug products in my newsletter essay or blog posts, but this month, Freedom saved
February 4, 2018
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Not Failure
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill Outwardly, December looks like a failure. I hoped to revise Twenty-Six
January 4, 2018
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Balancing Act, Not!
“Balance is not always obtainable in every situation, however, we have the option to surrender our control over the desired outcome and live more easily in the present moment. This
December 4, 2017
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My Critics, My Friends
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” –
November 3, 2017
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Why Bother? Redux
“I write because I can’t imagine not doing so. Because in writing, I become a little bit more of myself.” – Jeff Goins Yesterday on Facebook I wrote, “Some days
October 3, 2017
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Reading Another’s Work
“To write is human, to edit is divine.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft This month I had the honor of critiquing someone’s novel. I read
September 4, 2017
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