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Writers and Medical Issues: Part 2
WARNING: THIS IS A NO-EDIT ZONE... I wrote the initial WRITERS AND MEDICAL ISSUES post and received the following email from author and friend, Sue (SUSAN) KRINARD...
Writers and Medical Issues: Part 1
WARNING: THIS IS A NO-EDIT ZONE... One doesn’t typically think of writers being subject to health challenges due to their work. But writers are prone to several medical...
Author, Agent, Publisher: Beware
There’s currently an enormous buzz about copyright infringement and book piracy--and it appears that a significant number of authors are victims, which makes agents and...
Creating a Series
The prospect of creating a new series of novels can be both invigorating and intimidating. Which it proves to be depends largely on how the writer’s mind works. If s/he tends to...
Turning on a Dime
Life, they say, is what happens while you’re otherwise occupied. I’m not sure if I believe that, but I do believe that you can miss life by being occupied. We can get caught up...
Internal Compass
We all have an internal compass. It comes to us as flashes of intuition, gut instinct. Sometimes, when danger threatens, it raises the hair on our necks and arms. At others, it...
Patry Francis Blog Day
Today, over 300 bloggers, including bestsellers, Emmy winners, movie makers, and publishing houses have come together to talk about THE LIAR'S DIARY by Patry Francis. Why? To...
Imagine: Keywords, Production, Gratitude, Substance
Opinions: Everyone Has One
Lately, my inbox has been flooded with questions and comments on the Smart Bitches and Cassie Edwards situation. So rather than respond privately to each of these things, I’ve...
Creating Character: Working the Clay
My husband is a multi-medium artist. One medium is pottery. I enjoy watching him work with the clay and have since he was working with Raku one day and I was helping him quench...
Are You an Opportunity? Creating One?
It is day 4 in our new year. A few days/weeks ago, I did a post that spoke of clusters. Things happening in clusters, actually. That’s holding true for the new year. In...
Happy New Year and Welcome 2008!
A new year. A chance for a new beginning, a new direction--a fresh start. Some changes we make will be so welcome, we’ll open our arms and embrace them with enthusiasm and zeal...
