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Tag Archives: writing
Why write? Why blog?
This blog post was motivated by a post from a fellow blogger, DM, who asked so many questions in a recent post that my reply was too long to be typed into the usual comment box. This blogger – Iowan, farmer, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged blogging, Creativity, inspiration, perseverance, Retirement, starting a blog, thinking, writing, Writing for children, writing is thinking, writing workshops
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Why are some blog posts so much more popular than others?!
Like many bloggers – call us recreational bloggers – I write for myself more than for a readership. After more than 5 years in the blogosphere, some years writing my heart out and other years trying to wean myself from spending too … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Writing
Tagged blog topics, blogging, family, farming, goals, personal connections, readership, successful posts, thinking, travel, WordPress, writing
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#1 rule of writing: put bum in seat
It’s amazing how much you can forget when you go back to work for a year and are forced to put everything you’ve been so engaged in on hold. Like getting back into running. And writing. It’s taking me longer to … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged blogging, Creativity, drawing, inspiration, motivation, Retirement, writing
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To write is to think
I stopped blogging just over two years ago because, to be honest, it had become too addictive. I’d finish one blog post and then immediately start thinking about what the next one should be. Eventually it dawned on me that … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged blogging, Creativity, English class, inspiration, poet, poetry, problem solving, quiet, reading, running, stress in workplace, thinking, writing, writing is thinking
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A Newbie’s Analysis of a NaNoWriMo November
It’s been a week since I submitted my “manuscript” for validation on the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) web site. Such an understated climax, pasting what you hope will be recognized as 50,000 words into this tiny, two-line text box … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Elizabeth George, inspiration, marathons, motivation, NaNoWriMo, running, writing
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NaNoWriMo Newbie
We’ve just returned from a great trip in Portugal, Morocco and Spain, and in a perfect world I’d be blogging about our trip, especially our time in Morocco and in the northern Sahara. But that will have to wait until … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Cuba, Morocco, NaNoWriMo, photography, travel, writing
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