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REINVENTING YOU

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

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 the reinvention are as varied as we are. WHY REINVENT? It may be a personal choice. ...

WHAT’S GOING ON?

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Since I’ve received so many notes asking about the changes on the site, I thought I’d answer here. In short, someone has too much time on their hands and not enough substance to use it constructively, so they’ve been clipping my...

A FALLEN ROSE

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

This morning, a mother realized her greatest fear. Her daughter, she thought, overslept, and so she went in to awaken her. Her daughter had died in her sleep. Quietly. Without fanfare or bedside vigils. Without a deathwatch. She just slipped away. She was an...

WORKING AT HOME: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… What’s the upside? Are there perks? What’s best about working at home? What’s the downside? Are there drawbacks? What’s worst about working at home? When we’re stuck in a 9 to 5 job, married to a desk, or we’re torn between...

NARRATIVE V EXPOSITION

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

If you’re confused about the difference between narrative and exposition, don’t worry. Most writers use the terms synonymously. Both are portions of the work/scene that are engaging but non-active. The author’s telling versus showing. For a clear picture on the...

WHERE’S THE DIALOGUE

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 26, 2010 | My Kitchen Table

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… It’s contest time. Writers from all over the world are entering contests and other writers (and editors and agents) from all over the world are judging and/or critiquing them. I’m critiquing and judging (two separate contests)...