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FLASHBACKS & PROLOGUES: ASSET OR LIABILITY
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Is the Prologue or the Flashback an asset or a liability? Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? But this is a case when what seems...
HomeTown Tragedy
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Yesterday, a man was murdered. He was a deputy sheriff--the first from our town to be shot and killed while on duty. A man, it appears, had...
Thrilling ThrillerFest, CraftFest and AgentFest and ICRS!
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I feel I should add to that warning: I’m worn out and slightly dizzy from all the travels/activity. I should also add, I’m giddy. Why? Because...
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...
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