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Writing About Pain

Posted on December 17, 2019 by lana1967
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What Do You Need to Create Art?

Posted on January 8, 2017 by lana1967

This right here is why creating any kind of art, including poetry and other kinds of writing, is so incredibly difficult to do. When you have a broken heart, it’s hard to feel the way you do, much less think … Continue reading →

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Just Like Other Daughters by Colleen Faulkner

Posted on January 3, 2017 by lana1967

This is my first read of 2017, and it’s a re-read of a favorite. I also re-read all the reviews before writing this. Some of the criticisms are fair. The ending is abrupt (no spoiler), Alicia isn’t the most likeable … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to People We Wish We Really Knew

Posted on December 27, 2016 by lana1967

This is why I haven’t written for a few days. I was so floored by the loss of these two artists that I didn’t know how to respond. I wasn’t a true fan of Carrie Fisher, but even I know … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Coloring Book by Rachel Funk Heller

Posted on December 9, 2016 by lana1967

I’m kinda in love with The Writer’s Coloring Book by Rachel Funk Heller. I’m not much of a fiction writer, but how can I resist “paper dolls for grown-ups” as a way to envision your character and “Building a Story … Continue reading →

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Book Mail Is My Favorite!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by lana1967

I could not get the lighting right on this picture. My room is really dark. This was last week’s book mail. I discovered The Write Crowd: Literary Citizenship and the Writing Life when I wrote the post about literary citizenship. … Continue reading →

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40 (plus 38 more) Awesome Gifts for the Writers, Book Lovers, & Word Nerds on Your Christmas List This Year

Posted on December 2, 2016 by lana1967

Originally posted on The Qwiet Muse:
Christmas is almost upon us. Shopping for that perfect gift is the order of the day, (sometimes right up until that last moment before the goodies are to be unwrapped). It can be terribly difficult…

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Unfit by Lara Cleveland Torgeson

Posted on November 28, 2016 by lana1967

I forgot I wanted to write a review of the book Unfit by Lara Cleveland Torgeson, who set her novel in the time period Eugenics Boards were approving forced sterilizations in some states, in this case the state of North … Continue reading →

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The Theft of Memory by Jonathan Kozol

Posted on November 24, 2016 by lana1967

With some development, this book could easily have filled two books. One story was Harry Kozol’s career and the “famous” people he encountered and sometimes treated in his work. One place he worked was a well-known place called McLean Hospital, … Continue reading →

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The Art of Activism

Posted on November 21, 2016 by lana1967

I love my friend Patti Digh. She is someone who knows how to put feet on her beliefs and put them into action, as well as being able to tell stories of her life in a way that makes a … Continue reading →

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