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After Grief, Growth, Creativity, & Intention

Illustration of five different colored buckets in a row titled A Writer's Mid-Year Review The blue bucket is labeled Make, the pink one is Manage, the yellow one is market, the orange one is brand development, and the green one is home.

From grief to new stories, discover how intentions, not goals, helped me rebuild my writing life, launch a new series, and find joy again. See my 2026 wins too.

Published June 29, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Answers to Reader Questions, Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Pets, Writing Life Tagged creativity, goals, Lynette M. Burrows, Science Fiction

How to Sharpen Your Writing Skills with These 4 Exercises

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Can you describe a potato so precisely a stranger picks it from a pile? That’s one skill great writers need. Practice these exercises to sharpen your skills.

Published June 22, 2026
Categorized as Exercises to improve your writing, How To's, Writing Tagged goals, learn to write fiction, Lynette M. Burrows, writing fiction

A Drag King with Zero Tolerance for Discrimination

Black and white photograph of Stormé DeLarverié in her male impersonation persona during performance in the 1950s

Because of her skin color, bullies hung by her leg on a fence. She stopped running and later threw a punch and launched the Gay liberation movement. Or did she?

Published June 15, 2026
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged anti-discrimination, Gay liberation, juneteenth, LGBTQ

3 Secrets to Creating the Time for Your Creativity

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Perhaps you despair of ever finding the time for your creative passion. Here are 3 secrets to creating the time for your creativity.

Published June 8, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation Tagged personal resources, priorities, secrets, time management, Values

Celebrate Best Friend Day AND Discover Your Next Read

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This post is part of a monthly series that offers the first paragraphs of science fiction and fantasy titles. The stories in these books celebrate best friends.

Published June 1, 2026
Categorized as Fantasy, First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged fiction, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

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