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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

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

On Memorial Day Remember Women Who Made the Final Sacrifice

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Memorial Day in the U.S. is set aside to remember those who died in service to our country. Let us not forget the women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Published May 25, 2026
Categorized as History, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, Memorial Day, women in military

You are More Creative than You Think. Proven.

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School taught us that creativity wasn’t valuable. They were wrong. Discover why your creative flame never went out and the small steps to reignite it today.

Published May 18, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, History Tagged creative, creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, tips to be creative

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