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PRODUCTIVITY HAS MANY MOTIVATIONS
I’m sitting here at 5am knowing it’s my only time to write and knowing with equal certainty that creative writing is not going to happen this morning. Sometimes these early morning attempts work and sometimes nary a word spills out … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Colors, Books, In Her Mother's Shoes, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Autumn Colors, In Her Mother's Shoes, Inertia, Motivation, novels, Perseverence, writers, writing
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INERTIA – WRITER’S FRIEND OR FOE?
Travel back to high school physics. Can you recall the definition of inertia? A body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. You … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Colors, In Her Mother's Shoes, Writing
Tagged attitude, Autumn Colors, In Her Mother's Shoes, Inertia, Perseverence, writers, writing
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SLOW AND TOUGH RE-ENTRY
The wayward author has resurfaced! This is by far my longest gap between postings, and mea culpa doesn’t cut it. I have lots of reasons that I consider valid, but when I am totally honest I can also admit that … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Colors, Blogs, In Her Mother's Shoes
Tagged attitude, Autumn Colors, family, Home, In Her Mother's Shoes, Perseverence, Stress
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ADDICTED TO CRISIS
I’m going to digress from my usual writing related topics today to talk about an observation of a self-destructive behavior or set of behaviors that some people exhibit. Life is not consistently easy or pleasant. In fact, it can be … Continue reading
Posted in Addictions, Psychology
Tagged addictions, friends, Perseverence, priorities, psychology, Stress
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CROSSROADS
When is it time to admit to yourself that you’ll never make a living as a fiction writer? When should you abandon your lifelong dream? When does the cost of pursuing that illusion become too high when the benefits are … Continue reading
Posted in Agents, Autumn Colors, Self Publishing, Writing
Tagged agents, Autumn Colors, Editing, novels, Perseverence, priorities, Self-publishing, writers, writing
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THE UNIVERSE GIVES US WHAT WE NEED, NOT WHAT WE WANT
As I’ve indicated in some prior entries, achieving success with a first novel when you don’t have a major publisher and/or you aren’t a celebrity is, to say the least, a challenge. I’ve had more doors slammed in my face … Continue reading
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Tagged book promotion, Perseverence, success, support, trust, writers
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