Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people around them should be cognizant of that and take an active part in providing it. Well, it wasn’t stated quite that frankly, but that was…

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  • Proofreading Your Own Work

    Proofreading your own work is a colossal pain in the nether regions. If you are like me, you’ve already read every paragraph in your novel…

  • Autumn Rain

    Inspiration strikes and sizzles like water on a hot skillet. Words form freely and pour forth upon the page like a torrent of refreshing summer…

  • Maybelle and Beezle

    This story is based on another weirdly real dream that I had. Maybelle was in the front garden. Digging. That’s what Maybelle did whenever she…

  • Weird Words 2

    Phlegm When you look at the word “phlegm,” it looks really odd, but when you say it you realize that it is perfect.It has a…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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