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Emotional Wound Entry: Being Stalked via writershelpingwriters.net #amwriting...
When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of a character’s...
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If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch #amreading #bookreview
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch My rating: 4 of 5 stars This quick, easy read had me turning pages and staying up late to finish. Most characters are well-crafted, and while the protagonist’s mother...
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Reddit, again?
I’ve toyed around with Reddit several times over the years, but I have struggled to really get into it. I’d create an ID, look at it for two days, never really post or comment anything, and then forget...
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Changes coming to Twitter
Shutterstock Starting September 19th, Twitter is about to see a pretty drastic change. Once limited to 140-characters, Twitter will now go much further, as the company plans to begin rolling out...
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News from WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writingtips #amwriting
Recently Becca and I announced that our next thesaurus would be the Human Needs Thesaurus. And people got excited, and why the heck not, because the very fiber of a story is indeed the need that...
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Will you take the pledge with me? #MentalHealthMonth #StigmaFree...
I haven’t been blogging much lately. Between entertaining relatives taking shelter with us through Hurricane Matthew, starting a new role at work, and getting hooked on Civilization V, I’ve really had...
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:::sighs::: #Election2016
It is done. I keep reading all over the interwebs “How did this happen?” It’s pretty clear to me. When changes happen too fast (for the “average” person), even if changes are good changes, the pendulum...
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How to Prepare for a Writer’s Conference
Originally posted on hijinksblog: If you’re a writer and you want to make a career out of writing, writer’s conferences are wonderful things to attend. Not only do they disseminate a ton of information...
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An Open Apology To Dolly Parton
Originally posted on Rawe-struck: Dear Dolly, I’ll be honest. I used to think you were a bimbo. I used to think you flaunted your big boobs, teased hair, tiny waist, and your syrupy-sweet southern...
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2017 Resolutions – Let’s Get Personal #HappyNewYears #2017
It feels pretty good to have my hands on the keyboard again. I gave myself a three-month sabbatical from writing (and a myriad of other activities) to focus on my new role at work, and I’m glad I did,...
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2017 Atlanta Writing Workshop
I normally self-identify as a fiction writer, but one of my current projects takes the business writing I do (in my “day job”) to book level. I started it several years ago and nearly finished it...
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Meet and Greet: 1/7/17
Originally posted on Dream Big, Dream Often: It’s the Meet and Greet weekend everyone!! Ok so here are the rules: Leave a link to your page or post in the comments of this post. Reblog this post....
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Tea. The best cold comfort around.
Last weekend, my husband and I stopped for lunch at one of my favorite places – Laura’s Tea Room in Ridgeway, SC. The owner (whose name is Carol, and not, in fact, Laura) has a dog named Jake who is...
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Spammers, Stalkers, and Trolls – Oh my!
When I first started blogging years and years ago, comment spam started becoming such a serious issue that it drove many of my blogging friends completely off the net. These days, if you use...
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Family Vacation
We are finally home from our family vacation to Arizona. While I’m certain I would visit my brother and sister-in-law regularly no matter where they lived, I can admit that I appreciate that they...
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White Beckys
I had a powerful Facebook post come across my feed this morning. The nicely written post by a pretty lady named Lakeshia Robinson shared the experience of being on the metro going into DC for the...
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36 Writing Tips from Stephen King #writingtip #amwriting
Written by Millionaire’s Digest Staff Member: Amber M. Founder & Owner of: A Not So Jaded Life Millionaire’s Digest Staff Team, Author, Successful Living and Writing Writer 1. “Put your desk in the...
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TMI Project
TMI Project is a nonprofit offering memoir workshops and storytelling performances that breed compassion and dismantle barriers to human connection. via TMI Project — DiscoverFiled under: Human Issues,...
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The Writer’s Toolbox – Timeline: A Writer’s Best Friend
Originally posted on Jack's Blog: Every writer develops their stories in different ways. Some outline, some write from scratch and let the characters develop and the plot emerge as they write. Others...
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Check in out – Vulpes Libris, Latin for “Book Fox” #amreading
Vulpes Libris, Latin for “Book Fox,” is a literary hub where a collective of bibliophiles talk about what they read, and publish interviews, reviews, and other bookish treats. via Vulpes Libris —...
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