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Tag Archives: inspiration
Making haste slowly
I am a terrible typist. Believe me, nobody would ever hire me for an office job where typing was a requirement, because I can’t make forty words a minute, even allowing for mistakes. My fingers get tangled. I type “form” … Continue reading
Two kinds of people
I love the old joke that goes “There are two kinds of people in the world – those who divide people into two kinds, and those who don’t”. (I also love “There are ten kinds of people in the world … Continue reading
Art Therapy Day
The third Monday of every month is Art Therapy Day for a small group of us. We’ve been doing this for a few months now, taking a day where we get together and play with art stuff, eat a potluck … Continue reading
Posted in Doing the Work, Out in the World
Tagged art, Art Therapy Day, handmade books, inspiration, printmaking, Sandra Hodge
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The new story progresses
I’ve been making steady progress on the second book in the Swan Harp trilogy. It’s going much more slowly than the first one, in large part because I thought about the first story, in various forms, for nearly twenty years … Continue reading
Tune in next year…
Last summer a friend of mine told me, “If you sell The Swan Harp you’ll have to write two more books. Young-adult books sell in threes.” My immediate reaction was panic. Two more stories in this world? I didn’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Doing the Work, Fumbling towards competence
Tagged inspiration, Ravi Nair, The Swan Harp, trilogy
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Composting
I’m a composter. I have a pile that I toss stuff onto, stir around and oxygenate, keep moist and yet sheltered, and after a while, that “stuff” turns into something that nourishes growing things. I can hear my husband now … Continue reading
Posted in Fumbling towards competence, Out in the World
Tagged compost heap, inspiration, Writing
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The “mood”
I called a friend of mine last week to see if she were going to come out to the Open Mike, as she had said she would. “Oh, no,” she said to me, “the Muse has struck, I have to … Continue reading
Posted in Doing the Work, Fumbling towards competence
Tagged advice, doing the work, inspiration, perspiration, the Muse, Writing
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