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How Gaming Compares to Writing
By Larry Leech @LarryJLeechII My son recently got me hooked on a game that pits two factions of ships against each other in a cosmic battle. I love games that involve strategy. This one features that, as well as quick thinking and more options than I can wrap my mind…
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A Writer’s Brain Is Like None Other
by Ane Mulligan @AneMulligan I had planned to write a post about Christmas traditions, but then I commented on a Georgia Writer’s blog, and that changed what I wanted to say here. The post was about not getting stressed over NaNoWriMo, just write. I realized my favorite part of writing…
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Writing During The Holidays
by Lynn Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn Holiday writing can be tough. Okay, that’s a huge understatement. Holiday writing can be BRUTAL. There. That’s more accurate. As someone who has been on a deadline every holiday season for the past four years, let me share some words of wisdom for those of you who…
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Writers Must Learn the Craft
By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin Within the writing community, I’ve often read, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” According to Ryan Holiday in his book, The Perennial Seller, this statement is attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Then Holiday continues saying, “This is…
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10 Things To Do When The Writing Doesn’t Flow
by Alycia W. Morales @AlyciaMorales Some days I find myself sitting at the computer, staring at the blank screen. No matter how hard I try to make them, the words just won't flow. Maybe I'm overtired. Maybe I've got a multitude of worries on my mind. Who knows. One thing I'm…
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When You Write, Do You Have This Heartbeat?
by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Heartbeats are memorable and precious. The heartbeat of the unborn heard in sonograms. The “beep, beep” of a heart monitor keeping watch over a loved one at the hospital. The “thump, thump” we hear when someone comforts us with a hug. God’s heartbeat is heard throughout…
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