On Writing | Vicki Hinze

What about the Words: Podcast

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 27, 2007 | On Writing

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 goofed (sorry, new system and I’m learning to use it!).The url is:...

MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 12

by Vicki Hinze | Feb 24, 2007 | On Writing

(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 are rooted in skewed or faulty logic, some are rooted in emotion, which also can be skewed...

MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 10

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 30, 2007 | On Writing

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 regularity?Part of the reason could be that bad stuff engages our emotions rapidly, and we...

MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 9

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 22, 2007 | On Writing

KNOWING WHAT WE NEED #2 DETACHING It isn’t enough to know you need a positive environment. You also must create one, and in no small way, that means detaching from the negative. When I think of this two sayings come to mind: You are what you eat and no man is an...

Writers’ Library

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 20, 2007 | On Writing

The above is a sampling of the many articles in my Writers’ Library. Anyone who wishes to use it is welcome.There’s a more comprehensive listing of articles, seminar notes, lectures on the www.vickihinze.net web site in the Writers’ Library Section....

MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 8

by Vicki Hinze | Jan 18, 2007 | On Writing

KNOWING WHAT WE NEED #1 We’re curious creatures. We listen to others and can tell them exactly what they need. We can watch world events, and we know what needs to be done. We can home in on what we’re told in even the most complicated of challenges and come up with...