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Is there a writing crisis in America?

Here are twelve troubling signs that there is! Keep in mind, for many of us writing is the best way to think through our problems.  What does this say about the future of democracy and freedom?

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Do you write for your readers or yourself?

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then do that.   Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”       – Dr. Howard Thurman I’ve been thinking … Continue reading

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Thinking through my fingers…

“Writing for me, is simply thinking through my fingers.”   – Isaac Asimov It took me almost forever to figure this out.   It’s one thing to think about something.  We do this almost every moment of every day.  But the … Continue reading

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