Tag: Writing Process
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All About That Cat
Happy Baby! Gracie My beloved Russian Blue. Those yellow eyes. Her sleek gray fur that almost looks blue. Her lighter colored paws and underbelly — what a cat! We think she may be 10 years old or younger. The vet was not sure. She could be younger, he said. I first enjoyed Gracie a year…
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Art Informs Writing
On a recent afternoon, I enjoyed Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness, presented online by the Education Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The exhibition explored, with mindful meditation briefly at the start, Light, Space, Surface: Selections from LACMA’s Collection, the art of Light and Space and related works with highly polished…
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Taking A Break
This author is taking a break to determine what works and doesn’t among podcasts and blogs. Dear readers and listeners, I am not reaching you, and I believe that ultimately, I have something to say that could benefit you and your life. So, I am taking a break from writing a weekly eponymous blog and…
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What Goes Into a Good Review? Revisited.
We hope you enjoyed my recent film review of “All the Old Knives.” Let’s talk about reviews, in general. Having reviewed theater, opera, and film for The Baltimore Morning Sun for ten years (and the Annapolis Evening Capital before that), I hope I learned something about constructing what might be considered a “good review,” or…
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What Goes Into a Good Review? Revisited.
We hope you enjoyed my recent film review of “All the Old Knives.” Let’s talk about reviews, in general. Having reviewed theater, opera, and film for The Baltimore Morning Sun for ten years (and the Annapolis Evening Capital before that), I hope I learned something about constructing what might be considered a “good review,”…
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What if…nothing seems to work?
You’ve tried everything – and your books still do not sell. They’re not flying off the bookshelves as you had imagined they should. What‘s wrong? I keep asking myself, for I have had the same problem. I wish I knew the answer, and my tomes could join the ranks of best sellers, but alas.…
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What Goes Into a Good (Film) Review?
Jeff Conaway And did you like last week’s review of “All the Old Knives”? Let us know! See below! Having reviewed theater, opera, and film for The Baltimore Morning Sun for ten years (and the Annapolis Evening Capital before that), I hope I learned something about constructing what might be considered a “good review,” or…
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Where Do We Go From Here?
We hope you will like us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Don’t be afraid to subscribe – now for free. We’re not monetizing yet! But seriously, we’ve made all additions, subtractions, and corrections from last week, and your book is ready to publish. Maybe for the first time, or like mine, maybe for a…
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Into the Future: New Projects, Yours and Mine
Let me begin first by saying, dear reader, that you do NOT have to have a subscription to participate on this blogsite, and I am encouraging you to share your writing projects and your questions here. See below where to send your comments and all about your creative writing process. As for me, I…