You heard me. If all those people had chosen to “play it safe” we wouldn’t have Apple, Microsoft, video games, Facebook, movies, the multiple apps we all have on our phones, computers, books, Amazon, diversity in our cuisine, higher education programs, Entrepreneurs are even known for taking big risks (its in the definition) …I think…
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It’s the little things… The way you kiss me. The way you touch me. The way you smile at me. The way you think. The actions you take. The way you treat me. The way you show up. The way you embrace me. The way you listen. The path you are on in life. The…
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Is it really that important? This is a great question to ask yourself. Is the thing you are worrying about, obsessing over really worth all the time and energy you are giving it? I can ALMOST guarantee that no, it isn’t. Realize what it is that you can and cannot do, what you are capable of and…
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This quote from Natalie Goldberg sums up pretty darn well why it is that I write. I mainly write to express the things I have not been willing to speak about for one reason or another — the things I was scared to say, the things I couldn’t say, the things you didn’t get the…
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I found a copy of The Writer from October 2013 — I couldn’t remember why I had saved it all these years so I read through it again. On the very last page was a bio on Jonathan Maberry — and in the very last two paragraphs of the article he says: “Advice: First, STOP…
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Creative expression through writing runs in my family, it is in my genetic makeup. It is something I could not escape (nor would I want too.) My grandmother has been a journalist, a newspaper editor, a young-adult writer… And she continues to write short-stories, columns for our local paper, and a book on the history…
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“Fiction is the truth inside the lie.” -Stephen King
Yes, I have heard of the 100 Day Challenge – and I accept. I am doing a 100 Day = Write. Everyone needs a little something to push them along once in a awhile, and because my life has been in flux these last few months, I need to get back in the habit of…
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