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Prose or Poetry
Her cat lay languid, a pooling shadow on the floor as the leaf-dappled sunlight rippled and slid across the tiles. Then she glided, soundlessly, from room to room, the light seeming to follow her. The sun swiftly sped from the house as daylight succumbed to dark. And with it all hope of redemption was lost.…
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Writing about Bad Things
I know there are bad things in the world. I know that bad things happen every day. But I am not at peace with the knowledge and I never will be. I have a hard time accepting it. I’m working on my latest novel again after a long pause to focus on making jewelry and…
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SyZyGy
Syzygy (SIZ-eh-gee): Either of two points in the orbit of the moon when the moon lies in a straight line with the sun and the earth. As in an eclipse. When I was very young, my mom enjoyed solving crossword puzzles. She knew more obscure words than I thought it was possible to know. But…
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Life and Expectations
It’s never what you expect. Sometimes it’s better. Writing something when you feel good is very different from writing something when you feel badly. The previous statement is a prime example. There are many days when I might have written this instead: It’s never what you expect. Sometimes it’s worse. The main thing everyone should…
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Wyoming State of Mind
It’s not something that can easily be put into words. It’s a feeling. I once had a counselor who would ask me where in my body I “felt” a particular feeling/emotion. It would cause me to look more deeply inside myself. I’d search out the source as if, once finding it, I’d have the key…
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To AI or Not to AI
As we are approaching NaNoWriMo, I’ve become aware of the debate over the use of AI in meeting the challenge of writing 50,000 words during the month of November. It can be either simply 50,000 words or you can finish a novel, but the novel has to be at least 50,000 words. My initial reaction…
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Doubts
Years ago now, I started writing articles for a website called SearchWarp. Before being stood down, it changed names to WryteStuff and then back to SearchWarp. In exchange for content, I could advertise my own website. At the time, I was making a lot of jewelry (strung, hot soldered, wire wrapped, cold forged, etc., I…
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Imagination and Creativity
I’ve always had a vivid imagination. As a child I could see and hear all sorts of conversations and interactions between people and animals and even inanimate objects. My hair barrettes had secret lives known only to me. I would tell myself stories about them. Sometimes acting them out, alone in my room. The teddy…
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Outlining a Novel
I’ve never outlined a novel. Okay, so I’ve only written five novels and independently published them. So far, I’ve had a general idea of how I wanted the story to move along and sort of let the characters carry it there. I do usually know how I want it to end. It’s just that getting…
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