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I used to be smart. What happened?

I used to know a lot of important stuff and a lot more unimportant, unrelated bits of information that I’m sure will not come in handy to anyone, except if you are a game show guest or writing a novel.  I used to be smart, but one day I was watching Cash Cab, a tv reality game [...]

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Discovering Who You Are as a Writer (2)

Tonight we are going to talk about weaknesses. This is part of the SWOT analysis explained in a posting dated 4/19/2008.  The W stands for itinerating your weaknesses.  I know that we all know what we are weak in, but if you write it down, the cumulative picture shifts a bit.  You will see yourself slightly [...]

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Writing Inertia

I’m back from a great week of relaxation.  My husband and I went to Cancun, Mexico.  It is our first vacation together sans children in many, many years.  Although our days were filled with exploration and tours, I somehow found time to read and think about writing.  Or in my case the lack of writing [...]

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