creativity

  • February Results and March Goals

    February Results Finish the NaNoWrimo Novel from 2020 I finished the NaNo Novel from 2020 pretty early in the month. I put the last words down on February 4th, and for at least the next day or two, it didn’t feel like I had finished the last book of the series. Granted, there’s still work

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  • Wednesday Works: A Letter to the Inner Child

    Adulthood is where dreams go to die. Where the light of desires and wishes is snuffed out by the heavy demands of adulthood. Silently, they die, screams unheard between bills to pay and the green desire of more more more! Adulthood is where dreams go to die. Snuffed out in youth by the distractions of

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  • Day Eight: Creation

    To create is to defy. To make in a world that only wishes to destroy is an act of defiance. To create in the world as it is now, is an act of courage and strength. To build instead of destroy, to give instead of taking away, is a privilege not many people have. The

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  • What I Learned Writing a Prequel

    Prequels are a sticky subject. Some people enjoy them, some people can’t stand them. For the first time, I wrote one, and finished it. Here’s what I’ve learned. Prequels Vary: For some prequels, the main characters are the same as in the rest of the books in a series. For this prequel, I decided to

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  • #13: Looks Like A Baby

    The archeologist wiped the sweat from her forehead and returned to brushing the dirt from the skull in the dirt. She had pitched her project to find one of the congregations of the last known races to quit reproducing and all die of old age in the Rangu desert, and so far her findings had

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  • Return the Favor

    She folds her hands so you don’t see the bruises. The hides her gaze so you don’t see her bloodshot eyes.  She tries not to wince when you take hold of her and show her something you’re proud of.  She covers up so you don’t see the scars and burns.  Your muse has been fighting

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