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State of Inspiration
You’ve probably heard the term fictive dream, which is when you as a fiction writer do your job so well that you temporarily transport your reader into your story world. We all hope our books do that… more →
out of my mind
State of Inspiration
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Linda wrote 1 week ago: You’ve probably heard the term fictive dream, which is when you as a fiction writer do your job so w … more →
A world outside my window
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Linda wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a tale about the journey of a thought. Yesterday, as I stood at my kitchen sink I looked out … more →
When it rains, it pours
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Linda wrote 1 month ago: I’m sure most of you recognize the Morton Salt logo. The second “it” in that catch phrase refers to … more →
This is why I don't write poetry
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Linda wrote 3 months ago: No, no, no!On the rare occasions I needed to keep the car this summer, I found myself driving down t … more →
Musing through music
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Linda wrote 5 months ago: The car we drove to and from the coast recently had no satellite radio, and I didn’t think to bring … more →
Coast to valley
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Linda wrote 5 months ago: Just stopping in for a quick hello. For those of you not familiar with the drastic differences in su … more →
Room to write
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Linda wrote 5 months ago: On Cynthia Newberry Martin’s blog, she’s been talking about writing rooms, and showing us photos of … more →
it's the dress!
notacrumb wrote 6 months ago: so a few months ago i saw this romona keveza gown. i thought it was so sophisticated and sexy, untra … more →
The art of balance
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Linda wrote 6 months ago: Anne Lamott says this about dialogue: “Suddenly people are talking, and we find ourselves clipping a … more →
Tune in, tune out, get inspired
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Linda wrote 7 months ago: Some of you may like background noise, or full-blast music when you write. Though I’m inspired by mu … more →
Cheerleaders needed!
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Linda wrote 8 months ago: Okay, so the other day—50,000 words into my wip—I slid down the I’m-writing-garbage chute. My usual … more →
Down from the mountains
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Linda wrote 8 months ago: I’ve just returned from Utah where I visited my son Michael’s family, newly increased by the birth o … more →
Anne Lamott is my hero
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Linda wrote 8 months ago: I’m going to make a confession. I hate failing. [That's code for: I'm a perfectionist.] I … more →
Inspiration any way
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Linda wrote 9 months ago: Early last summer, I had a dream with a situation that gave me the idea for my current work. I had m … more →
Keeping it young
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Linda wrote 10 months ago: Spending time with the young is the quickest way to grow old. There is no limit to their imagination … more →
I believe in yesterday
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Linda wrote 10 months ago: No, I’m not going to wax eloquent on the time-space continuum, or time travel, or eternity, or … more →
Tradition
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Linda wrote 12 months ago: This golden bird on my Christmas tree is the last remaining glass ornament I bought in Germany in 19 … more →
Writing from Memory
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Linda wrote 1 year ago: Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year because it’s when I have all four of my sons toget … more →
