What Writers Need
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What Writers Need

“Creativity is a tribal experience.” Julia Cameron             You want to write. You do write. You spend hours writing . . . but you don’t seem to move forward. You don’t know if what you write is good. One moment you think you are brilliant, and in the next, untalented.              And then there this whole business side to…

Black Outside, the Universe, and Us
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Black Outside, the Universe, and Us

This is a proud mama post combined with some there-are-no-coincidences post.  My son Andrew is an artist whose work celebrates nature. He creates pieces that honor mountains, skies, capstone, insects and animals, plus pieces celebrating various states. He even throws in a flower every once in awhile. www.naturaltribute.com Now for the story:  During the pandemic, Andrew ended…

Mars is Coming!!!!

Mars is Coming!!!!

The last gentleman of the Logical Men’s Society is about to meet his match. I adore the Earl of Marsden aka Mars.  The man is confused. He thinks he understands the world, except he is  clueless.  Life is not about one’s vices. Love alone gives it meaning.             It is time for Miss Clarissa Taylor to set him straight,…

The Three Most Important Elements to a Successful Story
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The Three Most Important Elements to a Successful Story

And, no, I am not going to say “character, character, character,” although character is one of them. Compelling characters—people we feel we must understand—can send a mediocre plot into the stratosphere. A fascinating character, one with depth and true complexities, can drive me into a story and I’ll never let go until the last word….

A Writer’s Imagination
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A Writer’s Imagination

What is it? Something few people have. You think everyone has it because you do—but they don’t. Millions of people love stories. Thousands long to write them. But they won’t, because they lack that one quality that separates the writer from everyone else, that pesky imagination. Writers don’t think of stories like everyone else. We…