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  • I love your connection to food and how important it is to enjoy such an important part of our lives. I believe as you do that we need to build a culture of people who...
  • Ha, Michael, I think the rationale for light switches makes a lot of sense. But I'm going to have to disagree with you on pretty much everything else. I think the iPa...
  • Meanwhile:   1. Show up. Write anyway. In the face of doubt, insecurity, creative blockage. 2. Write to music. 3. Bombard yourself with images -- art, photography, real-life vignettes. They all inspire stories.  
  • I should give credit where it's due for that seven-year rule. In the late 80's, I lived in London and studied photography. One Saturday, I took a half-day workshop wit...
  • I do judge books by their covers. I'm at the cover design stage myself, and am at a loss. I'm not interested in stock photography and would love to find an artist to make a cover for me. Easier said than done.
  • I agree Maureen. When I need to think about a character, plot or need inspiration I look at photography, or make my own design (digitally) and it helps me get a better...
  • Great suggestions! I also pin books on my kindle, books by authors in my lit group, ideas for writing retreats, photos links to each blog post, writing quotes using my...
  • Stephanie, I feel your pain in (almost) every way. The only difference is that I LOVE to cook but HATE to write (which is why I just joined SheWrites in hopes to muste...
  • I'm really going to enjoy this section of SheWrites - you have a regular reader for sure. My last career I was an internet CTO and I'm what you would call an early ado...
  • As a woman of 51 who (apart from a couple of minor things) hasn't really been published yet, I cannot but concur. Such lists should not even exist, because writing is...