Author: <span>Jane</span>

“Dancing in the Rain” by my friend Devious Imp.

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Wish Lists “If you’re feeling listless, make a list.”- Siimon Reynolds, Better Than Chocolate One way to get your imagination kick-started is to make lists.  List of things you want,…

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I knit a panda puppet for a friend’s new baby, using a pattern from Itty Bitty Toys by Susan B. Anderson.  My son loved it, so I made another one…

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If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster. Isaac Asimov  In looking for role models  for my life,…

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I’m starting a series of post profiling different hobbies, passions or pursuits.  I’ll cover what it is, what you need to do or have to dip your toe in, what…

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Writing Hurdles “For writers, a block is not a block is not a block.  Blocks come in all shapes and sizes.” – Rachel Ballon. I’m reading the “Writer’s Portable Therapist”…

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Writer’s Resources One of the first things the members of my writer’s group, Carpe Libris, did when I joined was make sure I had the right tools for selling my…

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Getting your act together Your crafting or writing time is precious.  It helps to be organized so that you’re not wasting that time looking for patterns, figuring out what the…

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Writing a pitch, tagline or back cover blurb “In a world..”  I bet you can hear the announcer’s voice, describing the latest movie coming out.  It answers the question, “what’s…

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Adventures If you are stuck in a rut, the best thing to do is take a step sideways.  If you are sitting staring at a blank page and nothing seems…

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