Tag: writing
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Vanishing Elders
I’m not ready for this – not that it matters. Life does what it wants, on its own time. We have to stumble along with whatever it throws at us, doing the best we can. Losing Mom in January was hard enough, of course; now her last brother is gone, too – the uncle who…
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What I’m reading: Orbital
As noted in my last WIR post, I generally avoid Oscar-winning movies and book prizes – Pulitzer, Booker, Pushcart…their choices almost always leave me cold. But the 143-page Orbital by Samantha Harvey joins Everett’s James as a welcome exception. I ordered the ebook on a whim after reading a review somewhere (another thing I don’t…
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What I’m reading: James
I generally avoid hype of any kind. I can count on one hand with fingers left over the number of Oscar-winning movies I’ve seen/actually liked. The same for book prizes – Pulitzer, Booker, Pushcart…their choices usually leave me cold. Occasionally, I’ll pick up a genre winner – Edgar or Agatha in particular. But I have…
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Season for a side quest
New year, new challenges, new goals – right? Well… If you’re like me, the annual rite of New Year’s resolutions leaves me cold. And that’s not just because Winter Storm Blair has buried us under 7+ inches of snow. It’s because motivation is hard enough to find when I don’t have to also find the…
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A new third place for writing connections!
Excited to share a new literary community I’ve been welcomed into – a unique third place to meet with readers and fellow writers: Shepherd.com! It’s a kinder, more personalized alternative to Goodreads (which I find unwieldy, plus…Amazon). Want to find what kind of books your favorite author likes to read? If they’re on Shepherd.com, that’s…
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What I’m reading: Dear Inner Critic
As you can probably tell from the image (accompanying notebook, pen, gold stars!), Rebecca Kuder’s Dear Inner Critic is just what the subtitle says: an activity book. And it’s not just for authors! It’s for any of us who deal with self-doubt. That’s everyone…right? Right?! The publisher’s website calls Dear Inner Critic “a flashlight to…
CL Pauwels at Large 