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Friday, February 15, 2013

Organic or Outline - what's the right writing technique?

The new Writer's Digest came in the mail yesterday. Naturally a thing on the cover caught my eye and I flipped right over to it - an article about not bothering with outlines, but to grow a story organically. The author said sometimes it's better to follow the characters around, let things develop... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Tweetie Bird and Puddy Tat

There was a cartoon, who knows how long ago, in which Tweetie caught a distorted glimpse of himself in a stream. "Oh, boy, am I ugly!" he said. And he couldn't stand being in this world as such a lump of ugliness. "I'm too ugly, I can't bear to live. Eat me, Puddy Tat." This, after all the times... Sign in to see full entry.

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On being wild

On Facebook a couple days ago someone posted a black & white photo of Isadora Duncan, with the caption "You were once wild, don't let them tame you." The dancer was draped in fabric, completely modest, hair flowing free like a plunging horse's mane, one long bare leg extended, muscles flexing along... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Weird Business Philosophy

in the dog-eat-dog philosophy of business, the top dog gets the penthouse, the yacht, the trophy wife, a bodyguard, luxury at every turn. The guys who make the product get just enough to scrape by from paycheck to paycheck. In the late 1880s, N. O. Nelson had a crazy idea. He thought the men who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Who's Your Daddy?

Politics is a funny animal, a creature made up of wishful thinking, dark suspicions and a dash of charisma. Some think it can be saddled and broke like an old West mustang, and then guided by sure hands into a land of sunny days and circle dances. Others think it is perverse, dangerous, a seductive... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

From my sister's email

Stress Management A young lady confidently walked around the room explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'... She fooled them all.... "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Groggy soggy Sunday

soggy groggy not a fun day, need some coffee and a bun day baby kaitlin's real first steps day but she's just too far away to play it's another mid month dark of moon I won't wake up till long past noon. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Bird Feeder in February

Wrens and sparrows and starlings, oh, my! But if I should open my door, they all fly. That I'm the one who supplies them with food doesn't matter, they're off. It's the rule of the brood. The little black sunflower seeds they like best they gulp 'em right down and spit out the rest. So at times I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Cop, Killer...

The first picture I saw of this guy, in camo with a big grin, looked nothing like the face of a guy who'd kill cops. He looked like a first responder himself, maybe a service member who'd come through the deployment in one piece, a nice guy. Later photos were "enhanced" the contrast deepened to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Ikea Syndrome

There was a feature on NPR yesterday about the Ikea Syndrome. I'd never heard of it, but I've been a carrier and a "sufferer" of this dread condition since before Ikea became a household name and millions of people worldwide were introduced to Lingenberry jam. Those of us on Blogit are quite... Sign in to see full entry.

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