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Happy Holidays and New Year wishes

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I was looking through some of my Write Quotes this morning and found this:

If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies.
– Author Unknown

It’s a nice thought to keep in mind.

Now, I don’t know about you, but 2016 has left me dazed, confused and downright exhausted. For many of us, this year has been a haul. A heavy slog through the mud to the finish line. I, for one, am glad it’s almost over.

If you feel the same, I congratulate you on getting through. If your 2016 rocked, I’m sincerely happy for you. If you’re ‘meh’ about the whole thing, pass the wine; I’ll join you.

With the holidays here and 2017 fast approaching, I wish for all of us a better and brighter year filled with joy and creative burst upon creative burst.

May your writing flow like an untamed river.

May your soul be filled to overflowing.

May your muse show up to work when you need her.

May you remember to enjoy life away from the blank page.

May you find your way around those aggravating writer’s blocks.

May your ink pens always have ink.

May your laptops always have power.

May you be kind to yourself when you struggle.

May you congratulate yourself when you succeed.

May you get closer to being the writer you want to be.

This is my last post for this year. I’ve been traveling for the past three weeks and am still too jet-lagged to think bloggingly (totally making that up but I’m running with the proverbial wolves here). See you in 2017.

Happy holidays from your plucky rubber ducky.

6 responses to “Happy Holidays and New Year wishes”

  1. D. Kendra Francesco Avatar
    D. Kendra Francesco

    It’s been a pleasure to be part of your journey. 2016 has had a few outstanding moments, and its horrid ones, but it’s been mostly “same old stuff, different day.” I’ve made a couple of changes since October, with the requisite “What were you thinking, Kendra?”, but I’m going to ignore that and keep on – I’ll slog through if necessary!

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    1. Erica Avatar
      Erica

      “What were you thinking?”
      That it might work. Here’s to another year of growing, even when our dignity takes a hit to the gut. Cheers! 🙂

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  2. Willi Avatar
    Willi

    You’re the best, Erica! Safe and happy travels.

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    1. Erica Avatar
      Erica

      Thanks! Have a wonderful holidays!

      Reply
  3. mydangblog Avatar
    mydangblog

    Thank you–as we near the end (finally) of 2016, it seems that things are already looking up in some ways, and this post is one of them:-)

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    1. Erica Avatar
      Erica

      Yay! Happy to hear things are looking up for you and that I’ve helped. 🙂

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Hello,

I’m Erica Wall.

Erica Wall, Rubber Ducky Copywriter

Award-winning copywriter.
Real-world creative writer.
Multi-cup-a-day coffee drinker.

Answers to a cat.

Present and ready to write.

Resolutions for 2026

  • Block off three hours a week to write
  • Delegate more to reduce overwhelm
  • Clean up and clean out home office
  • Practice finishing what I start
  • Practice good habits and let results be whatever they’ll be

“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
> Stephen King

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” 
> Ernest Hemingway

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.” 
> F. Scott Fitzgerald

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
> Douglas Adams

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” 
>Albert Einstein