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Monthly Archives: January 2019
The Simplest Cure
Yesterday my life was awful. I felt discouraged, stuck, overwhelmed and unlovable. Yet, nothing had changed from the day before, when everything was fine. Today, I’m upbeat, tackling chores and creative projects with verve, hope and confidence. Nothing in my … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, creativity, ideas, productivity, publishing, the writing life, writing
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Sex, Love and Writing
When I was in college, the sexual revolution was just getting started. Woman still hid the fact that they weren’t virgins, if that was the case. Magazine articles still quoted sexually active college women anonymously. One quote said this: “you … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, choices, encouragement, magazines, productivity, publishing, quotes, romance, support, the writing life, writers, writing
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Honestly, Once Would Have Been Enough
I was delighted when so many of my online writer friends got last minute holiday gifts in the form of acceptances in late December. It was the opposite for me. I got not one, but two rejections–for the same piece!! … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, editors, publishing, rejection, the writing life, writing
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A Clean Slate
I got my last rejection of the year a few days ago. It was kind of refreshing. Everything else I had submitted had either been rejected or accepted. Now I can start a fresh batch of submissions from scratch. Sort … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, creativity, ideas, New Year, the writing life, writing
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