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THRILLER AWARD DEADLINE
REMINDER Re: International Thriller Writer Awards Enter: NOW! We're getting down to the deadline wire on entering books in this year's ITW Thriller Awards. To be eligible, books...
How-To Have a Life and a Career When Time is Tight
©2007, Vicki HinzeIf you want to do something, you’ll find time to do it.I’ve believed that my entire life. Which is not to say that I lack sympathy for the challenges in...
WRITER’S TIME TRACKER
WRITER’S TIME TRACKERWRITER'S TIME TRACKER ©2000-2007 VICKI HINZEPROJECT TITLE: ____________________________________________ GOAL DATES: 1st DRAFT ______ 2nd DRAFT __________...
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...
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I’ll Be Back When You’re Over It
A few years ago, I went through an experience that resulted in me re-evaluating my life and what I was...
The Writer’s Truth
The Writer’s Truth By Vicki Hinze Why writers write is a question that goes back to the beginning of...
Time to Write
It's amazing how often people tell me that they want to write but they don't have the time. My response to them is...
