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My Best Writing Tool

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

My new best writing tool is not a new computer. It’s not a fancy word processing program. It’s not a printer, instruction book or office space. It’s a simple digital timer. A few weeks ago I was facing a difficult … Continue reading →

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Oh, Now I Remember Why

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

There are very few markets these days that still allow paper submissions, still fewer that require them. Sometimes I forget why I’m so glad about this. But yesterday I submitted a flash fiction story to a market that only accepted … Continue reading →

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Note to Self

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

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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A Slower Pace Has It’s Place

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

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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And Then This Happened

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

As I wrote in my last post, here I was, chugging merrily along, learning a new piece on the piano. And making progress. Then, suddenly, it all went haywire. Passages I had gotten “down” suddenly became impossible to play. Phrases … Continue reading →

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Talk About Grateful. . .

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Lida Bushloper

I didn’t write a post about being grateful at Thanksgiving, but now’s the time. I had coffee a few days ago with a friend who has her own business in a different field from mine. She had mentioned she was planning … Continue reading →

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Work?

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Lida Bushloper

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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Time Off? What’s That?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Lida Bushloper

I’d like to report that I had a relaxing, peaceful escape from writing over the Thanksgiving holiday. I’d like to, but I can’t. I did have a wonderful day, visiting friends who just moved into a beach house a couple … Continue reading →

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Are You a Hoarder?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Lida Bushloper

Okay, not a regular hoarder with empty tin cans and decades old newspapers. Think of it this way: do you have pretty underwear tucked away in a drawer, waiting for that perfect romantic date to wear it? Do you have … Continue reading →

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Scared?

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Lida Bushloper

Today is Halloween. You already know that. These days, fewer people are afraid of supernatural beings. But we writers still have fears–the oft-acknowledged rejection, exposure, failure. We already know we have to act in spite of those fears in order … Continue reading →