Tag Archives: creativity

My Private Getaway

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Our resident hound asked us to describe a favorite place to “escape” and explain why it draws us there. After thinking about it, I decided that my escape hatch is right here in my condo – it’s my basement sewing … Continue reading →

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Did I Already Say That?

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, our hound asked, “As you’re writing (on a new/current project), do you sometimes find yourself creating scenes / characters / dialog that sound VERY familiar? And after you stop and think, do you realize you’ve used them before … Continue reading →

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Leave me alone, I’m writing.

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Joselyn

As a child I had a variety of unrealistic career dreams. Thankfully, I was steered away from many of them. Some I tried and found they weren’t for me. The first career I thought about was being a lawyer. This … Continue reading →

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Creativity

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

My house has been like a circus, seriously; (come watch the three rings!). And since I don’t have a book or anything else recently published to tout as many of my other partners have done this week,( and my proposed … Continue reading →

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Sprinting With My Fingers

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Jeff Salter

By Jeff Salter  Before about 12 weeks ago, my only experience with sprinting had been in high school during track practice (one season) and during certain P.E. classes. When I began to hear/read of writers and authors “sprinting”, I wondered … Continue reading →

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Images from Spring

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jeff Salter

     Things I Borrow from Nature                      By Jeff Salter              Two of the suggested topics for this week are (1) where ideas ‘spout’ from and (2) what to do on a rainy day.  What both have in common is … Continue reading →

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