Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, inspiration, publishing, Thoughts, Writers, writing on May 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I just heard that one of my writer friends is in possession of a shiny new book contract! It’s all still super secret and hush hush, so no details yet, but I think it’s great. (They also read this blog and will know who I’m talking about. Hello!)
They are a fabulous person and a terrific writer. Can’t wait to read the book, and I can’t help but want to celebrate this kind of success… even if for the moment, I have to do it in secret.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, habits, Thoughts, Writers, writing on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
— Carl Rogers, psychologist
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, ephemera, ideas, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on May 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Every so often I run across story snippets, ideas or lines or just a mood that at one point I committed to paper or pixel.
They are a form of meditation, in a sense, and while some turn into stories or poems or posts, most are just my way of thinking. It’s constructive, but sometimes I find these fragments again and wonder, “What on earth was I thinking?”
And sometimes the idea sets off a new spark and triggers fresh ideas, along a different path. Here’s one such snippet.
When Fluffernutter, our cat of sixteen years, died, we buried her in a shaded spot under the willow in the backyard, down by the creek.
That was our first mistake.
Not checking the grave was the second.
And not warning the neighbors was our third.
*Note: No kitties were harmed in the making of this post.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 29, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”
— Ken Venturi
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #justplaincool, book magic, innovation, writing on April 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Evidently, I’d suffered an epiphany: the subconscious realization that when it comes to coolness, nothing the human race has ever invented is more cool than a book.”
― Tom Robbins
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.”
― Charles M. Blow
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Getting stuck is part of the process. If you’re never stuck, you’re not doing anything thrilling, important, and/or daunting. Be patient, be kind, and rather than focus on where you’re stuck, do something to shift the stuckness.
— Michael Bungay Stanier
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Posted in Entertainment, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #ThingsMyFatherLikes, Audio, classics, free fiction, public domain, Writers, writing on April 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
My father grew up loving the Sherlock Holmes stories. He wasn’t the only one, of course, and Sherlock has remained a driving force in modern culture since he was first invented by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Now that the books are in the public domain, there are a lot of new Holmes stories coming out, which is great. But if you want to go back to the originals and you enjoy audiobooks, consider this collection of 19 Sherlock Holmes short stories on the BBC, narrated by actor Hugh Bonneville: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories.
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories – Hugh Bonneville hosts new Sherlock Holmes series on BBC
His adventures have been enjoyed by audiences around the world for over a century with new generations discovering his thrilling tales through blockbuster films, television series, and even video games.
Now, the great detectives’ most famous mysteries are being brought to life in the new podcast Sherlock Holmes Short Stories hosted by Hugh Bonneville.
Enjoy!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #NoWriteWay, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Let’s put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea, and you work at it and you wind up with a 200,000 word novel. We, picture-book people, or at least I, start out with 200,000 words and I reduce it to 20.”
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts, writing on April 6, 2025| 1 Comment »
“Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.”
— Charles M. Schulz
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