Category Archives: Writing

Editing Blues

A writing teacher once told me, “All writing can be improved.” That means editing and rewriting.  A process that strikes terror into the hearts of writers.  The many layers of this process can be an emotional nightmare for the sensitive … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Self-publishing

I’ve announced that I’ll be self-publishing my cancer poetry book.  Somedays I feel good about that decision.  Somedays I think it’s a horrible idea. There are days when I think, that I think too much.  Today is an over thinking … Continue reading

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A 9-17-9 Challenge

Annika of Annika Perry’s Writing Blog  nominated my for the 777 Challenge.  The idea is to go to page 7 of your work in progress, the scroll to line 7 and share the next 7 lines on your blog. Interesting.  … Continue reading

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Creative Struggling

Oh my, I can’t believe I did that last week.  Seriously, I made a huge mistake in last week’s post, Disturbed.  I’ve edited the post to correct the error and would like to ask for your understanding in this matter.  … Continue reading

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