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Continue reading →: Writing Prompt Friday (fire exit)Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! This week is brought to you by my on-the-spot imagination. As in, I saw something, took a picture and thought “Gee, this would make an excellent writing prompt.” I stopped for flowers and went home with so much more. Ready? On to this week’s…
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Continue reading →: Writing Prompt Friday (lottery)Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! This is the week before Tax Day here in the U.S. A week in which procrastinators can’t put off doing their taxes without penalties (been there). And those who’ve done their taxes feel at least a little smug, even if they end up…
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Continue reading →: 4 things I don’t love about being a writerI’ve previously posted 5 things to love about being a writer. As much as I love being “ra ra sis boom bah!” about writing, I also want to paint a realistic picture. No vocation is perfect, even writing. There must be balance in the force. To be clear, these are…
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Continue reading →: Writing Prompt Friday (spiders)Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that walking into a spider’s web creates a more alert human than 10,000 cups of triple-shot lattes. But once we’re done flailing about to extricate ourselves, how often do we consider the spider’s feelings? Its hard work was just…
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Continue reading →: Writing Prompt Friday (public speaking)Hello and welcome back to Writing Prompt Friday! Most people are terrified of public speaking. And I empathize; I used to be scared witless. Sometimes you’re still going to be put on the spot though. I recently participated in a presentation on presentation skills. Yes, you read that correctly. Not sure…

