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Response to WRITERS ARE SUCH EASY PREY
A note to my own readers: I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your questions regarding this matter. I've been down with the flu and am just recovering. If after reading this...
Writing With Passion
Writers are ordinarily compassionate and empathetic people--for the most part, when writing any type of fiction, they have to be to realistically portray the inner character of...
AUCTION TO BENEFIT DIABETES RESEARCH
My friend and fellow writer, Brenda Novak, has a son with diabetes and she’s determined to do what she can to help find a cure. I understand her passion for this; both my parents...
FAILING YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS
"Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate...
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING SMALL CONFERENCES
VickiTwo weekends ago, I attended the Emerald Coast Writers, Inc. conference in Destin, Florida. Not only was it held at a terrific resort on the sugar-white beach (5 pools, a...
THE POWER OF SILENCE
“Look at this. The dialogue needs heavy editing,” she said.I look. I read. “Reads great to me.”“No, no,” she said. “He asked a question and she didn’t answer it.”I read it again....
Readers’ Choice Award Finalist
HER PERFECT LIFE is a finalist for eHarlequin.com's Reader's Choice Award for Best Book of 2006. If you read and enjoyed it and feel you can vote for it, please do. The URL to...
FEEDBACK: I FEEL YOUR PAIN…
Feedback: I Feel Your Pain WARNING: This is a no-edit zone. . . I received an email from a multi-published author whose book reviews have been a hornet’s nest of extreme...
MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 13
We now know the things we need:1. A positive environment. (Mistakes We Make, Part 8)2. To detach. (Mistakes We Make, Part 9)3. To attract. (Mistakes We Make, Part 10)4....
What about the Words: Podcast
I've recorded the first of a series of informal chats. The topic in this one is WHAT ABOUT THE WORDS. Download what_about_the_words.m4aIf you have trouble listening here, I've...
MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 12
(Click HERE to return to Vicki Hinze’s main writing web site. ) KNOWING WHAT WE NEED #5 FORGIVENESS We all make mistakes. Some are well-intentioned, some are self-serving, some...
MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 10
KNOWING WHAT WE NEED #3ATTRACTINGWhy is it that we are proficient at negativity and we rarely doubt it exists in abundance, particularly when we encounter it with monotonous...
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Penny Thoughts: On Denial
Denial of truth you know to be truth Reveals an ignorance others know to be ignorance. C2015, Vicki Hinze
Decisions We Make
Library Edition from Social In Network... Decisions We Make and Why We Make Them By Vicki Hinze Life requires...
Penny Thoughts: Every Year Is a Hallway
