Conflict: Week 3 of Re-visioning Your Story Violence is not Conflict. It is not action. It is not bickering, or worry, or dreams, or traveling. Unfortunately, many seasoned and novice writers mistake one or all of those things for conflict. Why is conflict so difficult for the writer? Because human beings naturally shy away from… Continue reading Conflict: Twist the Knife Slowly
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Check Your Core Values
We are besieged with bickering, name calling, fake news, shoddy services, abuse, and mass shootings. What has happened to us? We’ve lost our core values.
Motivational Quote from a Trumpet Player
A few notes about a motivational quote from a trumpet player, that intends to inspire and motivate you. Don’t give up. Get what you need. Pursue your dream.
Achieving and Pursuing
Although Mr. Longfellow lived in the 1800s, I think his words about achieving apply today as well. The doing can be anything that your heart desires as long as you are achieving, pursuing, laboring, and waiting. I think he means let fate be what it might, whether you face failure, obscurity, or fame and… Continue reading Achieving and Pursuing
9 Things Rarely Seen Today
I thought it might be fun to share some of the past technologies and images that inspired or were described in my soon-to-be-published novel. My Soul To Keep is the story of a young woman who escapes her sheltered life and discovers personal, social, and political wrongs that must be righted. It takes place in… Continue reading 9 Things Rarely Seen Today