Ask any creative type what they long for, and most will say, “More time to work on my art.” I’ve always felt that same tug, that same yearning for more quiet creative time in my overscheduled life. When I went from two captains’ jobs to one, I thought opportunity had finally come calling. I would [...]
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With Easter just around the corner, there are bunnies, bunnies everywhere, and Cadbury chocolate eggs lurk in every store. They are temptation itself in colorful, foil-wrapped packages crying, “Pick me, pick me.” Since I’m currently trying to shed my winter, ahem, insulation, I’ve deliberately shifted my attention to non-chocolate eggs and the age-old question: which came [...]
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While everyone I know is running full-tilt into the craziness and insane pace of the holiday season, I find myself doing the opposite. One small step at a time, I’ve quietly eased back from the noise and pull of the lights and started tiptoeing in the opposite direction. Too many boxes of Christmas decorations litter [...]
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I firmly believe every life is a story – and those stories should be told. Have you ever thought about writing YOUR life story—or part of it—for family, friends, and future generations? Is that thought intimidating? Overwhelming? Maybe you’re not a writer. That’s okay. I’m sure you have people in your life who would love [...]
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When you start a new story, which comes first: plot or character? Every writer I’ve ever meet seems to fall into one of these two categories. Their mind inevitably turns first to one or the other. I am without question a plot-first writer. It has happened—more than once, I might add—that I’ve sent the opening [...]
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Are you having trouble putting words on paper? Has your muse kidnapped your hero and run off to a warmer climate? Have you been saying, “I want to write a novel, but I just don’t have time,” or “I just can’t get past chapter three”? If any of these apply to you, I have a [...]
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A few months ago, I bought my very first Apple product –the IPAD2. My aging laptop had been a trouper, but it was heavy, would no longer hold a charge and was seriously outdated. Time to bite the bullet and replace it. I was heading to Europe for a writing trip, so I had some [...]
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I hadn’t thought much about that until recently, when I got sucked into a whirlwind. I was part of the behind-the-scenes crew filming a show for the Travel Channel here in Florida. (I can’t give more details than that right now, sorry). But here’s what I can tell you: we worked twelve hour days—minimum—at a [...]
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