by Vicki Hinze | Oct 13, 2011 | On Writing
© 2011, Vicki Hinze WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Having written for over two decades, I thought I’d run into just about every kind of environmental impact on writing possible. First it was writing around three kids and their schedules, then...
by Vicki Hinze | Sep 2, 2008 | On Writing
EACH DAY YOU CHOOSE… ARE YOU A PERSON OF CHARACTER OR A CHARACTER LACKING HUMANITY? We’ve heard since the cradle that no man is an island. No woman is, either. Every day we interact with others: friends, relatives, coworkers, strangers. And with each...
by Vicki Hinze | Jan 16, 2007 | On Writing
SELF-SABOTAGE AND SELF-FULFILLED PROPHESYSELF-SABOTAGE: THE ART OF SNATCHING DEFEAT OUT OF THE JAWS OF VICTORY.SELF-FULFILLED PROPHESY: THE ART OF WILLFULLY STRUCTURING EVENTS TO MANIFEST A PROJECTED OUTCOME.It isn’t enough that we have to battle the rest of the...
by Vicki Hinze | Oct 14, 2006 | On Writing
WHEN OTHERS FEED ON HURTING YOUCONTROL YOUWe all have our soft underbelly; the one we avoid confrontation with whenever possible. We’ve been there before, and we know how much it hurts.Whether we call it someone stabbing us in the back, stepping on our toes or driving...