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"If you plan to read one book this year, I encourage you to consider Find Your Reason to Be Here." Jed Diamond
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- “If you truly want to have more love in your life, you couldn’t find a better gift for yourself, a friend, or a lover...” - Jed Diamond
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The stresses of writing a book
“Those who think they can, and those who think they cannot are BOTH right.” – Henry Ford I just completed the editorial phase of my new book: FIND YOUR REASON TO BE HERE: The Search for Meaning in Midlife. … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Publicity for writers, Stresses of authorship, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, the process of writing, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Writing and authenticity, Writing and loneliness, writing and meaning, Writing and personal growth, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth, Writing to learn more about yourself
Tagged completing your book, Find Your Reason to be Here, midlife and meaning, the editorial process of publishing, The search for meaning in midlife, writing
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A review of Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
Just read this brief but moving book about the last 19 months of Christopher Hitchen’s life. And what an amazing writer he was! Even faced with inoperable esophageal cancer at age 61, Christopher’s wit, unique sense of humor and phenomenal … Continue reading
Posted in Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Learning how to become a writer, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, the process of writing, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Writing and authenticity, Writing and loneliness, writing and meaning, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth
Tagged books, christopher hitchen, Christopher Hitchens, Review of Mortality by Christopher Hitchens, the need to keep writing
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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?
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Fort Collins writer, Freedom of the press, Learning how to become a writer, the process of writing, Writing and authenticity, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth, Writing to learn more about yourself
Tagged American writing skills decline, writing and freedom, writing and thinking, writing crisis in America, writing skills and democracy
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The problem with plagiarism
Don’t miss this excellent CBS piece on plagiarism, and the many reasons why authors succumb to its temptations. They also offer a history of plagiarism, explaining how it is so much easier to do today, but also easier to get … Continue reading
Excellent blog post about women, writing and power
This young woman gets it! Well worth the read! “Powerlessness and silence go together.” — Margaret Atwood “Your silence will not protect you.” — Audre Lorde
Posted in Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Freedom of the press, Learning how to become a writer, Publicity for writers, Stresses of authorship, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Writing and authenticity, Writing and loneliness, writing and meaning, Writing and personal growth, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth
Tagged Justine Musk, nothing left unsaid, women being heard finally, women changing the world, women writing and power
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Writing advice from Margaret Atwood
Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. If both pencils break, you can do … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Learning how to become a writer, Making a living as a writer, Stress Management for Writers, Stresses of authorship, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, the process of writing, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Writing and authenticity, Writing and loneliness, writing and meaning, Writing and personal growth, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth
Tagged Margaret Atwood on writing, writing, writing advice from Atwood
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Advice to all of you writers out there…
“If you are a writer, it’s the writing that matters and no amount of battery acid in your stomach over who got what for what book they wrote is going to help you in your cause. Your cause is to … Continue reading
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Tagged How to be a writer, overnight success, wise words about writing, writing
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It’s a fabulous time to be a woman writer!
I know from personal experience that this is TRUE! When else in human history has a woman’s words been paid attention to, and even paid for? Learn more about the power of women and words here! Everything they say is … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Learning how to become a writer, the need to be heard, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Writing and authenticity, writing and meaning, Writing and personal growth, Writing and self-discovery, Writing and Self-worth, Writing the truth, Writing to learn more about yourself
Tagged great time to be a woman writer, the power of women's words, women and self-publishing, women and writing, women being heard finally, women publishers
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Writers who fear publication
I met yesterday with an old friend from a writing group I used to belong to. I found it interesting that we both left that group for the same reason. In the end, we found it too frustrating to hang … Continue reading
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Tagged fear of going public, fear of publication, public consumption, therapeutic purposes, why publish?, writing and fear, writing group
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If I could write like anybody, I would write like….
Just found a new book by one of my favorite-all-time authors! The back story is, this author’s book, Around the House and in the Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement, arrived in my life just in time … Continue reading
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Tagged Around the House and in the Garden, dominique browning, Favorite authors, Slow Love, writing, writing about job loss, writng about divorce, writng and midlife change
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