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    What are you Reading Now?

    *looks around on the desk, in the Kindle, and on the browser tabs* Diana Gabaldon, James Frey, Sharon Pace MacLeodthe AACN (studying for certification in my field) several books on druidry to cross reference to. tabs open to grammar/wordsmithing sites, as well as the forums.
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    As the sun sets on another day

    So far it is. Now I start a new work week so will not be active for a bit. 12 hour nights tends to take it out of one's body
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    Perfectionism, pessimism and inexperience

    I mean....this! You DO write well. just coax it out
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    Perfectionism, pessimism and inexperience

    Failing is relative. You do not fail if you write something and it is not exactly what you wanted it to be. Look at it and add to it, change it, set it aside and write over. What about the things you wrote felt good, ...and expound on those. Just write. Your forum posts are actually pretty...
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    Phases of revision

    is a writer better for it or not, or is it just the way different writers do what works for them. I think you meant to say that it's *not* a sign that the writer is better... Cheers
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    As the sun sets on another day

    The Incarnations series still holds a special place in my reading. I still own the original copies, rather battered, I might say, and have them on Kindle as well. As a young adult, these books influenced my beliefs regarding spirituality and religion as a whole, things I explore to this day as I...
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    Phases of revision

    I am definitely a pantser in my writing. I haven't written what could charitably be called a draft yet, I started writing with a pretty firm idea of who my MC is, and some of her backstory (although she made me rewrite part of it). I haven't gotten the ending written yet. I write, then I go...
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    cards to trigger story ideas

    I don't remember where I just saw it, but someone posted about using a specific deck of cards to help with developing story ideas. I was wondering if anyone has done this using a tarot deck. I have a couple, and, while I haven't done it yet, I am considering doing a spread to see if I can prompt...
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    As the sun sets on another day

    Hello all, It is twilight here in Seattle, and the clouds are pink and purple on the western horizon. I am MommaKat, and I've been writing in an amateurish fashion for years, but only recently started with more dedication in the last couple months. I am a healer (nurse), birder, hiker...
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