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Write your Story
When my father died at a relatively early age from a brain tumor, I remember standing at his grave wanting to hear more about the stories I had…
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Memoir Writing: Can You Bury the Past and Tell Your Story?
The question, “Can you bury the past?’ surfaced as I contemplated whether to resume work writing a memoir that had been gathering dust for a couple of years.The…
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Aging and Writing
Is writing something that you have wanted to do, but find that the older you get, the more reasons you can come up with for not doing so?
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How to be a Writer Begins with a First Draft
Have you ever stared at a blank piece of paper wanting to write the first draft of something important and nothing happens? Your brain goes blank, you put…
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What is an Ethical Will and the Steps to Creating One
An ethical will can leave light in the lives of your heirs through your values, life lessons and principles, shared through your writing and preservation of snippets of…
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WRITER’S PROCRASTINATION AND WHAT TO DO
If your ideas have never landed on a page, or maybe you have a half-finished manuscript hiding in a drawer somewhere, don’t despair. You are not alone.
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IF YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER, WHY NOT WRITE
When you write, why do you write? Is it a life-long passion? A professional obligation? Or do you resist writing because, after all, you are not "a writer?"…
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3 SIMPLE WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS
When confronted by a stressful event it helps to know three simple ways to manage the accompanying feelings.
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HOW TO LET A WALK IN THE FOREST INSPIRE YOUR WRITING
Taking a walk through the forest is one of the best ways to inspire your writing, regardless of subject matter.
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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING
The importance of writing surpasses our objections to the reasons we do not write and motivates more creativity with every word.
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ARE YOU IN DANGER OF CAREGIVER BURNOUT?
Caregiving is a tough and under recognized challenge in many homes and the danger of burning out as a caregiver looms over many familes.
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DID YOU EVER WANT TO BE A WRITER?
Many people have a secret desire to write, a desire that gets snuffed out by inner voices saying they do not know how. This article looks at the…
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THE THRILL OF BEING A WRITER
An aspiring writer asks how old is too old to take up with art of writing by comparing it to a thrill ride at the fair.
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THE PROS AND CONS OF DIGITAL JOURNALING
If you are deciding on what kind of journal you want to hold your thoughts and dreams, it may be worth looking at the pros and cons of…
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Marry Your Muse by Jan Phillips
A must read for anyone wanting to find a creative path to spirituality.
