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How a rainy day in Washington became SO inspiring

I teach my students the value of learning to pay attention. When you pay attention to what is going on around you, looking out for inspiring stories, metaphors and learning in all the things that happen to you, then that is where you will gather the ideas for the pieces you will [...]

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Don't miss a publishing opportunity

I just can’t help myself.

I can’t bear to watch exceptional people miss publishing opportunities.

Put me in a room with someone who either knows a lot about something, runs a business, is a speaker, or a coach, or a teacher, or has had an interesting experience and I just can’t help myself from giving them ideas [...]

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Moving keeps writers inspired

We are going to move house. Next week! After six months of searching and negotiating, we are finally on the way. Our house is filled with cardboard boxes and our minds are filled with floorplans and lists. Yes, it’s a stressful time.

My friend Chris just sent me the link below to an amusing song about [...]

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Writing ravioli

A book can be written in many ways, honed for a different market each time. A story can be written with a variety of endings, or with the story seen through the eyes of first one character then [...]

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Write something new today

It’s January, traditionally the month we pledge to do new things. Writers should never tire of trying new styles and methods and so here, to spur you on, are 11 ideas for you, as seen in my January column at The Hague Online, where I am writer in [...]

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