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  • Started by Emily Lackey
    Last reply by Toni D. Weymouth
    This is what I don't understand. How does one become a writer? And when do you bec...leave in due time. If that doesn't work, try the toilet, or in French, ca'mode. Toilet or Ca'mode means to refresh the body, wh...
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  • I read a book. I keep a sheet of paper nearby and when my brain is in read mode, I get ideas about what to write....
  • Started by Emily Lackey
    Last reply by E. A. Hennessy
    This is what I don't understand. How does one become a writer? And when do you bec...leave in due time. If that doesn't work, try the toilet, or in French, ca'mode. Toilet or Ca'mode means to refresh the body, wh...
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    I'm giving away burlesque tassels as author swag with every signed copy of my book! My story has five chapter set in New Orleans, and the protags see a burlesque show! What are some other fun ideas for gifts/ swag?
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    Hello, Joanna, Thank you for following me. I found your article on "Fantasy" ideas very interesting. I have been interested in medicinal herbs and grew them ye...
  • Sara Borgerding posted a status
    Let me start by saying complete novice. I usually work better with Visual ideas than word ideas. This is a new adventure for me. Maybe writing is something I can do may it isn’t. I can’t know for sure until I try.

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  • I believe that part of the problem lies in the perception of the issue as a "block." I...ur subconscious, which happens more easily when the brain is in a more relaxed mode.
  • Fascinating comments.  "Reflex Reactions" says something I have often reflected on -- that sometimes it's most useful to think of myself as, well, ME, with ideas I want to communicate,  rather than as A Writer.  Other times, the craft of writing itself seems of most importance.   
  • Julie, Yes, I have talked myself out of writing about ideas, and then found three years later one of my ideas, in someone else's words, on top of the Best Seller List....