writing
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It may not be entirely necessary to make a post stating my intentions for the next round of A Round of Words in 80 Days, but it’s a nice excuse to have something easy to write about on a weekend where everything’s all thrown out of whack because I had an Unexpected Social life this…
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This is it. The last stretch. Crunch time. Petal to the metal. Tomorrow marks the end of Round 2 of A Round of Words in 80 Days, which you’re either probably sick of me talking about or have been awesome in encouraging me to make it through my measly little goal of finishing a damn…
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“I’m not a very good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter.” ~James Michener Amen to that, brother. There are a lot of great quotes out there by writers, but I think if there were any I would put in fancy writing, frame, and hang in my room somewhere, I think it just might have to…
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Today, this glorious Monday, June 13, is my only day off this week. Naturally, this makes me think that I’ll get a lot done today, be a very productive member of my household, and accomplish all of my daily writing goals. Of course, I know myself better than that and know that I’m never usually…
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I was thinking this morning of one of the stories I read in the latest journal that’s caught my attention, Literary Laundry, and how I could come up with a story that might have a bit more social poignancy and resonance than my current measly selection of stories ready for print. It started with the…
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It started with the sink. The sink was clogging, no matter how much drain cleaner or drain snake products we seemed to use. This was connected to the fact that our washing machine was not working; apparently, they’re both connected. Then came the flooding. Our area received a great deal of rainfall in a short…
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“So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.” ~Harold Acton, from Memoirs of an Aesthete You know that great feeling you get when you have a brand new, never before used notebook in your hands, with crisp pages and…
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Thanks to Magic of Ice Cream, I found my way a little bit ago to A Round of Words in 80 Days in the middle of a session, so I was holding back, biding my time, watching the progress of the others, knowing I really couldn’t jump right in with a big project until the…
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