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Distraction Subtraction
“A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor’s point of view.” Robert Frost Horses have their eyes on the sides of the heads. They wear blinders to keep them focused on the task at hand, and not startled … Continue reading
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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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Damn, I Did It Again
I’ve come up with what I believe is a new phrase for writer’s like me: “sender’s remorse.” This is the condition I enter just after I have hit “send” and realize I should have added to, changed, or edited my … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, blogging, essays, impatience, publishing, quotes, submitting, the writing life, writing
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Note to Self
Just finished reading Lie To Me, by J.T. Ellison. It was a pretty good page turner. But what I really appreciated was the author’s note that she added at the end of the novel. In it, she states, “I had … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, books, creativity, goals, J.T. Ellison, novels, performance, publishing, quotes, self-improvement, skills, the writing life, writers, writing
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Wisdom All Around Us
I was glad to see that Gladys Taber is still a popular author on Goodreads almost 30 years after her death. I remember her long-running column in Woman’s Day Magazine called “Butternut Wisdom.” Looking back, I admire that the photo that accompanied the column was an … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, Gladys Taber, publishing, quotes, success, the writing life, writing
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A Slower Pace Has It’s Place
A lot of inexperienced performers, especially me, have a tendency to hurry through their performance. This is due to nerves or anxiety. I do this even during my lessons. My teacher, Abram, is constantly urging me to “slow down.” I guess our … Continue reading
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Tagged A Gentleman In Moscow, advice, Amor Towles, books, Charles Reade, novelists, novels, performance, quotes, the writing life, writers, writing
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The Artist In All Of Us
At the end of the year, many people take stock. Artists do, too. For us, this self-assessment can take various forms. Did I create new work this year? Did I have any successes? Did I keep my vision for my … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, Martha Graham, quotes, the writing life
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Work?
Mark Twain has a wonderful quote in Tom Sawyer after the scene where Tom has seduced his friends into helping him whitewash the fence. “Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do, and that Play consists of whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, Mark Twain, professionalism, quotes, the writing life, work vs. play, writers, writing
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