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Daily Prompt: Anger Isn’t Always A Bad Thing
It’s been nearly a week since I’ve posted on my blog but today’s Daily Prompt caught my attention. It’s asking me to consider something ugly–war, violence, failure, or hatred– and find the beauty or...
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Honesty, Tears, and Darkness
I’m glad readers appreciate my honesty. I’m glad my friends don’t mind letting me share my experiences. And honestly, this post is the hardest I’ve ever written. It’s one of many reasons why I’m...
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Daily Prompt: Shape Up Or Ship Out, Mr. Anger
Dear, Mr. Anger, I’m sorry to tell you this but I’m demanding that you ship out. Today’s Daily Prompt is asking me to write a letter to the personality trait I like least. The prompt says I have to be...
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The Writing Life: Give Yourself Credit, Please
I can’t stress this enough. It doesn’t matter what kind of writer you are, you need to give yourself credit for your hard work. The simple thought that you’re trying and there’s some brightness ahead...
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Unfit to Write
The Weekly Writing Challenge Fit to Write gives me a chance to be brutally honest. My perspective on healthy living is quite simple: If I’m alive, breathing, and not sick, then I’m healthy. But mental...
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Free-writing to Cope
Another reason I like to free-write is because it helps me cope with feelings I wouldn’t normally be able to cope with. This week I’ve struggled with a few troublesome feelings and writing is the only...
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Wayne’s Wrath (Short Story)
This short story is the sequel to my story Wayne’s Whispers and starts immediately after the previous story’s ending.I’ve worked on this story for awhile and it’s a bit long. I hope you find it...
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The Three R’s in Unlikable Characters
When writing a novel, readers don’t necessarily have to like your characters, even if the character is the hero. As a reader, there are several traits that connect me to a character, regardless of how...
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Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
There comes a time when years of bottled-up resentment begins to creep into your soul. You realize that the line between truth and lies is blurry, and no matter what you say or do, you don’t believe...
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The Writing Life–What Writing Life?
One of the biggest lessons I learned about writing is that it is not as lonely of a business as I thought. I’m not just talking about networking, workshopping, critiquing, and interacting with other...
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Hard Lessons–Teaser from Chapter Three
As promised, I’m sharing a teaser from my work-in-progress. Since I’ll eventually pursue traditional publishing there won’t be too many of these but I want you to have an idea of the progress I’m...
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