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Creative Bursts
Not long before heading to St. Simon’s Island, I did a special project video on Inspiration--mainly because I was getting so many requests to do something on the topic from my...
St. Simon’s Island
I spent last week at St. Simon’s Island as a faculty member teaching the nuts and bolts of writing at the Southeastern Writers Association 32nd annual conference with my dear...
Childish Games
It's important the people should know what you stand for. It's equally important that they know what you won't stand for. -Mary H. Waldrip People never cease to amaze me. ...
Hallways are the Pits
"I'm looking forward to looking back on all this." -Sandra Knell Life is all about transitions. As soon as we get comfortable in our current position, something changes. We...
Inspiration
What is inspiration? Why do we need it? Why is it important to us? An informal chat... Listen
Godspeed, Kelsey.
MAKING MEMORIES
When you write full-time, you spend a lot of time alone with your thoughts. Sometimes that aloneness is spent in your office, sometimes under a tree, or daydreaming in a...
Support Our Troops
Please pause a moment today to think of our troops and to show your support for them. How? Light a candle and post a kind thought. Here's the URL: (Copy and paste into your...
Unexpected Insight and Answers
It started out simply enough. Dinner with the kids and grands at a local waterfront eatery, lots of laughing, joking around—fun! Then came a restroom run… A woman was there with...
The OOPS! Factor
Our every act has an Oops! Factor. You know the one I mean. You write your heart (or gut) out and realize on page 150 that everything you’ve had happen since page 37 is...
The Power of Pause
Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you. -Doug King A few days ago, an author friend who was judging a writing competition asked me, when I’m judging, what...
Writing Shortcuts
An interesting question was put to me a few days ago, and determining a thoughtful, honest response to it has taken time. I had to think, ponder, explore. But finally, I have a...
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