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December 10, 2009 09:12 PM EST --
Writing is a multi-faceted task. First, there's actual writing, which can go on for a long time if you're writing a novel, even at NANO paces. Once the draft is done, it's edit time. Perhaps . . .
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October 20, 2009 12:49 PM EDT --
Fall in New England is one of my favorite seasons. I've lived in New England most of my life, but never tire of the variety this season brings to us.
Recently, I rode with a business colleague . . .
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September 04, 2009 08:22 PM EDT --
Business travel took me across the country and I ended up in Los Angeles during a time when a large forest fire coated the northern horizon with a thick ridge of smoke. Looking toward the downtown, . . .
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June 27, 2009 10:37 PM EDT --
Last week I had a stimulating time exploring the creative scene in Asheville, North Carolina. Over a couple of days, my son and I saw music, toured museums and galleries, followed in the footsteps . . .
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June 03, 2009 09:38 PM EDT --
Last summer I took a memorable trip to Ireland and spent a day walking around Dublin. I soon realized I had company; throughout the city the words and landmarks of famous Irish writers were . . .
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May 24, 2009 07:38 PM EDT --
It's a long Memorial Day weekend and a chance to get ready for the summer ahead, in addition to remembering the true purpose of this holiday. Our friend Pat S. has made it to her dream destination, . . .
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March 04, 2009 10:50 PM EST --
We've all been there You are working on a story and it has come to a dead end. The characters seem to have lost the spring in their step. The dialogue is wilting. . . .
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January 01, 2009 03:19 PM EST --
It's that time of year again, the new year. Time to take stock, look back and gaze ahead. How do you like to kick the new year off? Do you like to set goals? . . .
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December 31, 2008 01:31 PM EST --
The cabin looked just the way it had when they had left last year -- boring. Kerry and Kim Jackson entered the unit first and threw their bags into the small bedroom on the right. . . .
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October 31, 2008 08:42 PM EDT --
It's Halloween eve and a writer's thoughts turn to, the dark side? Perhaps. One of our duties as writer is to create a mood, offer an experience or otherwise, captivate our readers. . . .
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September 19, 2008 10:02 PM EDT --
It all started in the Emerald Isle. I was in the lands west of Dublin for a standards meeting and managed to meet the mysterious Vivian, a beautiful lady with light red tresses and a taste for latitude . . .
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August 31, 2008 10:05 PM EDT --
Can it possibly be so? Is the summer really just about over? Didn't it just begin? Looking back, I can see it was a busy time.
Here's a . . .
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August 15, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
A couple of weeks back, I spent a week at a pleasant hotel and resort to the west of Dublin. The reason for the trip was to attend a standards conference. I was plenty busy doing . . .
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August 09, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
Just a quick note to link this page to technorati. I don't expect this post to be long lived.
Technorati Profile Let's see if this works.
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July 20, 2008 04:05 PM EDT --
I began writing this post using a top ten motif, but decided there were more than ten experiences worth talking about on the family vacation which we just completed.
We did a grand . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
It's nearly July and I still haven't taken more than 2 days of vacation. What my writing could really use now is a dedicated focus on it for several days or a week. I have one ms . . .
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June 21, 2008 11:10 PM EDT --
Today was a gorgeous early Summer day in Massachusetts. Our resident wombat editor, Rachael, told me about a book signing for her friend Courtney. I drove up and walked right past a . . .
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May 31, 2008 12:09 AM EDT --
Summertime and the living is easy. Yes, summer is just about here. The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start and the official season is just weeks away. Even in the Boston . . .
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May 28, 2008 08:12 PM EDT --
In writing groups, there is a great deal of discussion about genre. For example, what is your genre? Do you write different genres? Have you tried to cross genres? Then there . . .
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May 06, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
This has been a year of many frequent flier miles for me. On the plus side, most of the places I've gone to have been warm, energetic or otherwise stimulating.
Recent trips have . . .
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