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Where Muses Sing

ANOTHER MOMENT Where muses sing In black and white By day or night Whether wrong  or right Afraid I might Miss flights … of fancy Or shinning lights That set me free Yet hold me tight In love and laughter … Continue reading

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TELL THE DAMN STORY: Style vs Story Pt 3

To champion full transparency (which seems to suggest I’m hiding tons of stuff from you), I will admit I’m still getting this post scheduling things down. Seems I still a strong practitioner of “Doing” a ton of stuff, which doesn’t … Continue reading

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What Am I … ?

“…How I write and what I write is inconsequential. Not that it isn’t important to me that I write something worthwhile.  But I’m not going to judge what worthwhile means… Continue reading

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I’ve Been Cheating Myself!

Sometimes the challenge is not to tell the damn story, but more like, Damn! Tell the story! Continue reading

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Who Are They And Why Are They Saying Those Stupid Things?

“If it’s true that there are “only 7 plots in the world…” is true, then how on earth can a writer create anything that hasn’t been done before? Continue reading

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What’s the Right Question?

        In trying to decide what artistic arena to pursue, what is the right question to ask? Click here for my answer.

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Let’s Talk About Failure

Let’s. It’s that word, or act that many successful people speak of, as they paint a picture of how they brought themselves up by their bootstraps. Or, as they attempt to convince you that the program, product, or philosophy they … Continue reading

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Welcome to the second installment of my WriteRight Thanks-Giving Podcast series. Yes, it’s a mouthful title, but what the heck. Anyway, this time I address the question, “How do you edit your own work, and pull it together … and … Continue reading

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How Do You Juggle Writing With Your “Life?”

Greetings: During this holiday season, I’ve decided to share some of the insight and experience I’ve had, as well as lessons learned. A number of people have asked me some questions, and here is my answer to one of them. … Continue reading

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Oh! THESE Are My Super Powers!

Earlier today I was griping, and a long friend said, “No worries, we’ll just write our way out of all this…” This simple line reminded me why creative people exist in society. Our super power are 1) Envision Vision, 2) … Continue reading

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