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KNOW WHAT YOU BELIEVE
Warning: This is a no-edit zone... The adrenaline is settling for many, and yet anxiety runs high because looking ahead so much is uncertain. Our own futures are, in part due...
CREATING THE NOVEL: METHOD OR MADNESS?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... How we create is a subject often discussed, but most done so from a theoretical standpoint. We we note our observations on the method or...
VOTE
Your opinion has a voice. It's in your vote. In response to your questions on how I'll be voting, I will say that I'm voting my values and I hope you'll vote yours. Blessings,...
Dueling Characters: In Them, Story Strength
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... When crafting a novel, writers spend a lot of time creating characters. We delve into their goals, motivations and conflicts. We determine...
Calm & Cool or Passion?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Calm and Cool Doesn’t Produce. Passion Does. Recently, I listened carefully to opinions on disposition and their value regarding a discussion...
Creativity During Chaos
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... In the past few weeks, and in this week in particular, it’s been a rare note in my inbox that hasn’t been about challenges and from people...
FRESH START
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... These are tumultuous times. Everything and everyone is in an uproar over something or many things. If it isn’t hurricanes on the coast, it’s...
MOCKING GOD
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... In the last years, we’ve seen God under attack in the U.S. and we’ve seen the decline that has come with it...
STRESS!!!
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... In the last week, every email that I’ve gotten from those who read this blog has related to crisis and stress. Understandable, considering....
This New Day: Clarity v Confusion
© 2008, Vicki Hinze Times are tough and from appearances they’re about to get tougher. But here’s the thing: Times have always been tough. At no time in recorded history has...
WISDOM & STRENGTH: TOUGH TIMES REQUIRE TOUGH SKIN & TOUGH CHOICES
WISDOM & STRENGTH TOUGH TIMES REQUIRE TOUGH SKIN, TOUGH CHOICES AND COURAGE By Vicki Hinze, ©2008 As a nation, we face a significant challenge. It is seated in years of...
Bailout? Bad Deal!
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone--and I’m one ticked-off-American. Typically, I avoid discussing politics. But no American who has heard about this $700 BILLION bailout being...
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