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24 Dec

My Night Before Christmas

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I wrote this poem last week, after re-reading “A Visit From Saint Nicholas.” It’s obvious that I was in a “blue mood” when I started the poem, but the more I wrote, the more I began to feel better as I realized that I actually enjoy my life the way it is now. I miss my family (in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas & Colorado), but I don’t want to live anywhere near freezing rain and snow any more. I miss my…..

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23 Dec

Am I a Writer…or an Emcee?

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I attended the annual Southwest Writers Conference last month––I attend every year because it’s nearby and not too costly. I suppose I’m trying to become a writer. Or, perhaps I should say, “a published writer.” I fervently desire to write well enough to be accepted by an agent and subsequently published by one of the “Big Five.” That hasn’t happened … yet.

This year’s conference provided daylong tracks in Fiction, Non-Fiction, and the Business of Publishing. I opted to attend…..

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07 Dec

Are You a Planner…or a “Pantser?”

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Earlier this month, I attended the Southwestern Writers Conference in Avondale, Arizona, and heard a couple of local writer celebrities discussing how to write fiction successfully. I was gratified to hear each of them advocate some sort of planning or structure in the writing process.

A writer friend of mine prefers to allow the plot to emerge from the personalities and actions of the characters. She says that the characters actually dictate the story as she writes. I agree…..

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