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Victoria Schwab Does It
Victoria Schwab Does It
I’ve talked about tracking progress before, and today I saw Victoria Schwab’s tweet on keeping a calendar. She awards herself with stars for the number of pages she writes and the number of pages she reads, as well as the amount of exercise she gets each day. The magenta stars are for days she’s travelling or attending events.
As you probably know, I keep a calendar of my writing and submitting…
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Well, you can't blame a guy for hoping. Everyone on tumblr is from somewhere else. Would be nice to have a local friend on here.
That's the beauty of social media--connecting with people all over the world!
My Story at HOBART My story, "Forensics & You," just went live at HOBART today! If you have a few minutes today, please give it a read. I hope you enjoy!
A New Journey
Taking Jasmine Kay Uy’s piece of art to heart, my daughter, Natalie, and I began a new journey in art journaling. We watched some YouTube videos and looked through a bunch of ideas on Pinterest. Then, we decided to just jump in.
Luckily, we’ve accumulated a LOT of supplies! We visit Hobby Lobby when we get a chance–and some “extra” money. We have a nice selection of scrapbooking papers, stickers,…
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For the Love of Art Yesterday on Facebook, I saw a post with this picture. This is part of an art installment by Jasmine Kay Uy at University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History. (Click on the link below the picture to see her portfolio.)
Writing is Thinking
As a writing instructor, I often wondered how my students had made it through high school with their limited writing skills. To me, their writing was an indication of the condition of their minds. In this digital age, many are losing the ability to communicate, and not just through writing. In a recent conversation with the principal at my daughter’s high school, she said some of her students…
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Author Appreciation Day
Thursday was Author Appreciation Day in the Twitter-sphere. In his Writer’s Digest newsletter, editor Brian A. Klems said:
As writers, we all know how difficult this industry can be to breakthrough and find success. Some days it can be exhilarating while other days it can be so frustrating. Today’s the day we want you to show your support of other writers by finding a book you enjoyed (especially…
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Balance
Here, in the crazy beginning week of NaNoWriMo, it’s easy to get swept away with reaching that all-important word count. I posted yesterday about the benefits of coloring to highlight the importance of balance. I’ve read some participants’ accounts of frustration, disappointment, and pushing away children and spouses in order to write that novel by the end of the month. The thing is, NaNoWriMo…
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Coloring: Stress Relief & Creative Inspiration
Coloring: Stress Relief & Creative Inspiration
I recently saw an ad for Rachel Funk Heller’s, The Writer’s Coloring Book. If you click on the link to visit the website, it states: “Harness both sides of your writer’s brain with The Writer’s Coloring Book® and write better stories with less frustration.”
Donald Maass, author of Writing the Breakout Novel and founder of Donald Maass Literary Agency, said, “Rachel Funk Heller’s book doesn’t ask…
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Thanks for the Rejections
Thanks for the Rejections
Even the Greats receive countless rejections before they’re recognized as “great.” Stephen King, Sylvia Plath, Kurt Vonnegut and Gertrude Stein all used their rejections to drive them to keep working, and work harder. They didn’t let these stop them, and the world is better for it!
10 Painful Rejection Letters to Famous People Proving You Should NEVER Give Up Your Dreams (Distractify)
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Reaching Out
I’ve been inspired by many wonderful contemporary poets, some only in the first stages of their careers–like me. I recently contacted many of them, along with some whose careers are established. To my surprise, everyone replied! Some were humbled by my note and all were delighted to hear I enjoyed their work. Both Eric Torgersen (author of the poem “Not Literature” in Pleiades, among many other…
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A Family in Grief: The Final Meeting with Fisher This is, by far, the most difficult article I’ve written. Of course, the majority of the words are Adriann Anderson’s.
Update
I just added all of my poetry publications under the tab “Publications,” and a few of my newspaper articles and columns under the tab “My Day Job.” I hope you enjoy! :)
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Webpage Launch
Welcome all,
I hope your day has been filled with creative inspiration. Today, I decided it was time to launch a webpage for my writing career. This should be an interesting endeavor and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by!
~ Jennifer
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Organizing My Ideas: yWriter and K.M. Weiland's "Outlining Your Novel"
Organizing My Ideas: yWriter and K.M. Weiland’s “Outlining Your Novel”
I’m beginning a new YA novel that threatens to be a complicated mess if I don’t figure out a good way to organize it. As a college composition instructor, I continuously preach the importance of prewriting exercises, including the great and wonderful outline. I searched for a book to help me with this, because I felt a little overwhelmed by all of my ideas and didn’t know how I should organize…
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What Every Writer is Talking About
What Every Writer is Talking About
NaNoWriMo 2015
Today is November 1st–day one of NaNoWriMo. The goal: write an entire novel in 30 days. This is the first year I will be participating in the madness. If you want to join the fun, you can just do it or go to the National Novel Writing Month website and sign up. At this site, you can track your progress, get support, and meet other writers. Either way, come back here and let me know…
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