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Writers, Medical Issues & the Key to the Door You Can’t Open…

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 16, 2008 | On Writing

WARNINGTHIS BLOG IS A NO-EDIT ZONE...When I blog, I write whatever is on my mind. I don’t pre-plan or edit. Often, though not always, it’s writing related. Most often, it’s life...

Authors, Agents, Publishers: BEWARE

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 11, 2008 | On Writing

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...

LIFE TURNS ON A DIME

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 7, 2008 | On Writing

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 in...

INTERNAL COMPASS

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 4, 2008 | On Writing

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...

BLOG DAY: THE LIAR’S DIARY BY PATRY FRANCIS

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 29, 2008 | On Writing

Patry Francis is an International Thriller Writers member with a new release, THE LIAR'S DIARY, and is unable to interact with readers at this time, as she is healing from...

Character: Feature Article/Newsletter

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 26, 2008 | On Writing

An Alert to let you know that I've posted a new WINTER FEATURE ARTICLE and the FEBRUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER on my website at www.vickihinze.com. The subject of the Feature Article is...

Character: A New Feature Article

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 26, 2008 | On Writing

An Alert to let you know that I've posted a new WINTER FEATURE ARTICLE and the FEBRUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER on my website at www.vickihinze.com. The subject of the Feature Article is...

Take a Step…

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 20, 2008 | On Writing

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Creating Characters: Working the Clay

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 9, 2008 | On Writing

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...

WELCOME 2008!

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 2, 2008 | On Writing

ACKNOWLEDGMENTACCEPTANCEATTITUDEASPIRATIONSA 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...

NEW YEAR’S EVE TO-DO LIST

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 31, 2007 | On Writing

Today the door closes on 2007. For some it’s been a good year. For others, the best they can say is in short order it will be over. But for the majority of us 2007, like most...

CHILD EXPLOITATION/PROTECTION

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 22, 2007 | On Writing

I posted an article on Child Exploitation with a link to a very insightful and informative article by author, Liam Jackson.Then I discovered that one must be a member of...