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The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, “Oh, just let me enjoy the Continue reading Just let me enjoy the poem…
Rule one of reading other people’s stories is that whenever you say ‘well that’s not convincing’ the author tells you that’s the bit that wasn’t made up. This is because real life is under no obligation to be convincing.Neil Gaiman Continue reading Are Your Characters Too Real?
In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894), A Christmas Carol Continue reading Snow on Snow, Snow on Snow
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I received this beautiful letter this morning, I am posting it with Cathy’s permission because I think it will be helpful to other readers/writers who struggle with self-esteem issues. Except for the author of the letter…names have been changed. Dear Continue reading Discovering You’re A Writer
Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than Continue reading The Joy of Being Who You Are
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Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior.George Bernard Shaw I have been reading a lot of poetry lately but I haven’t written a poem in two weeks. I’m writing in my head but much Continue reading The Randomness of a Good Title
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It used to be that all the best deals for tech could be found by studying the Sunday circulars and comparing all the big box stores. Then most of the big box stores went to “if you find a better Continue reading Tech Bargains To Be Found