Row80 Sunday Writing Goals
“Creative living is a path for the brave. and we all know that when courage dies creativity dies with it. We all know that fear is a desolate boneyard where our dreams go to desiccate in the hot sun.”...
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I feel like a wet rag. It has been an emotional day with family. I wish I could just go to bed now and sleep until the weekend gets here. But nope, I am watching my granddaughters. Maybe they will [...]
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“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.” ― Margaret Mitchell My daughter, granddaughters, and their dog moved out on Thursday but my granddaughters were back on Friday as I still watch...
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“First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.” ― Aberjhani, Illuminated Corners: Collected Essays and Articles Volume...
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“When things feel murky and unsure, fine tuning our hearing so as to distinguish the voice of our Innermost Self brings clarity.” ― Kristi Bowman If you didn’t read my last Wednesday’s check in (I...
View ArticleRow80 Check in – NaNoWriMo Begins!
““If you wait for things to be perfect, you walk away with NOTHING. Just jump in and get started.” ― Jennifer Ritchie Payette It has been an interesting week. I wrote a book review for StoryDam on...
View ArticleRow80 Check in – Story Surprises
“So there’s a freeing up that happens when I can go into that storytelling mode…It isn’t about how much sense you make, it is about how compelling you are. (interview)” ― Nalo Hopkinson We are on the...
View ArticleRow80 Check in – Feeling Good
“Listen to what you have written. A dud rhythm in a passage of dialogue may show that you don’t yet understand the characters well enough to write in their voices.” ― Helen Dunmore [Ten rules for...
View ArticleRow80 – Losing Myself
“It’s what you choose to believe that makes you the person you are.” ― Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever Somewhere along the way I have lost myself, lost the ability to believe in myself. I’m pretty sure...
View ArticleRow80 – The Void
“We jump into the void with only our courage and the beauty of the world to sustain us.” ― John Tarrant, The Light Inside the Dark Every day is a challenge to keep my spirits up, I cry often. [...]
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