My Kitchen Table | Vicki Hinze

AWAKENING THE MUSE

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

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… The longer you write, the more difficult it becomes to write something different. It isn’t that you lack the capability, it’s that you’ve developed other considerations that warrant significant attention in your selection of...

FAIL YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS

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

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… “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 one’s...

ART V BOTTOM LINE

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

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Writing is an art. The artist creates a world, peoples it, and draws readers into that world through the senses so that they might experience the story. Writers write for as many different reasons as there are types of...

JUSTICE

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

Inside us all, there is a deep-seated need to know justice. We see injustice and it unsettles us, makes us wonder what’s wrong with the world and those in it that they can’t see the wrongs and seemingly don’t try to avoid them. We ache for others who are victims of...

WRITING MAGIC

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

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… A writer asked me a question yesterday that I’ve been asked many times: “Of everything you’ve learned about writing, what is the most important thing? What’s the secret?” My response: “The magic.” That answer was as simple to...

THE PROFESSIONAL MARRIAGE

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

“What should I look for in a professional relationship?” I’m asked that question often, and my response is always that the first thing to look for is within. It is how you view the relationship. Many will say your editor isn’t your friend. My experience says I’ve...