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Writing In Medias Res versus Ab Initio

Writing In Medias Res versus Ab Initio

Writing In Medias Res has its pros and cons — and so does writing Ab Initio
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Health Benefits of Reading Fiction

Health Benefits of Reading Fiction

Got aches and pains? Read fiction.
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On Failing and Loving Still

On Failing and Loving Still

“Will you still love me if I fail?”
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6 Simple Self-Care Tips for Older ADHD Writers

6 Simple Self-Care Tips for Older ADHD Writers

Self-care is accepting yourself and your limitations.
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Slow Motion Multitasking

Slow Motion Multitasking

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Three Wishes

Three Wishes

The beautiful, surreal blanket of stars Hung over our heads. We laid on the grass, green and fresh Lush and soft against our skin.
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Heartbreak

Heartbreak

Can you hear the sound?
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First Motto of the Year

First Motto of the Year

✴️ My first motto for the year: (First because I’m sure there will be more, as situations come and go)
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By Three’s

By Three’s

I remember when
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No Matter What

No Matter What

For the raging storms and battering rains
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Song

Song

Sing me our song, darling
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Paint

Paint

With every stroke
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Ode to our Crownless Heroes

Ode to our Crownless Heroes

As the brutal legion bearing crown-like spikes rages war and chaos Our heroes fight.
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How to be Nora Roberts

How to be Nora Roberts

How to be Nora Roberts? In the end, it’s not the popularity, or the income, or the prestige that come with being Nora Roberts that
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How Do I Love You?

How Do I Love You?

This is Erica’s poem to Melvin in my award-winning romantic psychological thriller, Chroma Hearts. It plays a pivotal role in the book…
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Rainbow

Rainbow

Candy-colored arc in the sky
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Questions

Questions

And this is what
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A Wish Upon the Stars

A Wish Upon the Stars

I wish I could
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Take Me Back

Take Me Back

Take me back to El Nido Where salty waters of blue green flow That rush in haste to kiss the feet Of the shore’s creamy powdery milk-like…
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Rain and Sun

Rain and Sun

Rain and sun Can exist as one. The other to warm And the other to cool My early morning heart.
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Dementia

Dementia

At first, it’s the little things. A name. Some place. A memory.
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Finishing the Unfinished

Finishing the Unfinished

A dialogue drabble between a man and a woman in the morning after.
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Easy, Effective Ways to Banish Self-Doubt

Easy, Effective Ways to Banish Self-Doubt

In small doses, self-doubt can be helpful to a writer. It can force us to take a closer look at ourselves and reflect on what areas of our…
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Rajah’s Last Adventure

Rajah’s Last Adventure

Letting go may be heart-breaking. But there’ll always be a ray of sunlight behind every dark cloud and beautiful memories will leave an…
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An Analysis of Premium Harmony, Stephen King’s short story

An Analysis of Premium Harmony, Stephen King’s short story

A short story by Stephen King published in The New Yorker.
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