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WHY DO WRITERS WRITE?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... As writers, we’re asked many questions. Some from and of ourselves, many more from others. One question seems perpetual for the frequency with...
ARE YOU RESPECTING YOURSELF?
A few days ago, I had the privilege of going to a water-park with my Angels and another mom and her two sons. All of the children were young--the oldest was a boy about eight....
Writers: Beware!
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I’ve been neck-deep in putting together a new series, but received a head’s up this morning and wanted to share it with those of you who are...
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME?
©2008, Vicki Hinze WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME...? WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Yesterday, a writer came to me deflated, disillusioned and all but devastated. Her work had...
Chances
How many chances does one get to get things right? We’re mistake-ridden. We make errors in judgment, use criteria that later proves faulty. We goof, screw up, mess up. We blow...
WHAT’S IN YOUR BODY OF WORK?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I love and collect quotes. I came across one a couple days ago that totally speaks to the writer in me: "In every work of genius, we...
Aids4Writers Has a New Name: WRITERS’ ZONE
An announcement... The Aids4Writers Program has a new name: Writers’ Zone. Back when I started this group, the AIDs disease was relatively obscure and not really on the public’s...
CAREER REINVENTION
©2008, Vicki Hinze WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Regardless of career field, at some point and time, most people are confronted with the need to reinvent themselves. ...
REINVENTING YOU
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Regardless of career field, at some point and time, most people are confronted with the need to reinvent themselves. The reasons that prompt...
IS WHAT YOU’RE DOING WORTH WHAT YOU’RE DOING?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Since I’ve received so many notes asking about the changes on the site, I thought I’d answer here. In short, someone has too much time...
WHAT IS GOING ON?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Since I’ve received so many notes asking about the changes on the site, I thought I’d answer here. In short, someone has too much time on their...
A FALLEN ROSE
©2008, Vicki Hinze This morning, a mother realized her greatest fear. Her daughter, she thought, overslept, and so she went in to awaken her. Her daughter had died in her sleep....
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National Encourage a Young Writer Day
NATIONAL ENCOURAGE A YOUNG WRITER DAY by Vicki Hinze Today in the U.S., we’re celebrating National Encourage a...
THE 7 THINGS ABOUT CHALLENGE–AND WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE IT
Yesterday, I was tagged on a social media site to reveal seven things about my writing. I started to ignore it, but...
The Bookmark Dilemma
I’ve been creating bookmarks for a long time. They’re long and flat and just tuck between the pages inside books to...
