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WRITER’S TIME TRACKER
WRITER’S TIME TRACKER WRITER'S TIME TRACKER ©2000-2007 VICKI HINZE PROJECT TITLE: ____________________________________________ GOAL DATES: 1st DRAFT ______ 2nd DRAFT __________...
DEEP THINKING
This past week, we had a loss in the extended family. Loss and grief often bring about deep thinking. Death and mortality get in our face and insist we take note. That brings us...
VICKI HINZE’S WRITERS’ LIBRARY IS OPEN
VICKI HINZE'S WRITERS' LIBRARY IS OPEN I’ve opened the Writers’ Library on my website at: www.vickihinze.com. Signing in with your ID and password is no longer required to access...
BELIEVE
BELIEVE©2007, Vicki Hinze Warning: this is a no-edit zone...It’s easy to believe when things are going well. It’s easy to believe when you’re enjoying the support of family,...
CALIFORNIA FIRES
Warning: This is a no-edit zone...http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/digitaldoc/california2007/1193110980.htmlThe above link is to digitaldoc’s blog entry. He’s in...
Are You a Candle or a Mirror?
On awakening, like everyone else, I have my rituals. One of them is to read from the Bible and then to pull a quote for the day and reflect on how the two--the reading and the...
Amazing Grace…On the Record
During the course of a given day, I’m asked an average of thirty questions. Most come from other writers, but others regularly come from agents, editors, reviewers, booksellers...
CREATING UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS
Creating Unforgettable CharactersVicki Hinze © 2003-7In 1757, in Poor Richard's Almanac, the wise and astute Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Little strokes fell great oaks." Important...
Thank You, Lizzie Palmer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervaMPt4Ha0]This video was created by Lizzie Palmer, a fifteen-year-old girl who has, through this video, reminded...
IT’S ALL IN A DAY’S WORK…
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone...Every writer goes through periods of it, and I’m neck-deep in one such period now. That is, periods where the professional To-Do list is several...
Amber Alert–Florida!
ATTENTION: There is an Amber Alert in your area.Please CLICK HERE to find out more information.Missing From: 4000th block of Shay Drive, Bartow, FLMissing Date: 9/30/2007 12:00...
BUILD A CHARACTER CAST
Inspiration for books strikes us in different ways:1. Theme/Statement2. Plot3. PeopleWhich comes first doesn’t matter much, provided the author ties the other two ways to it.Why?...
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