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Read Morehow can you tell the difference between being patient and being lazy?
So, almost two years later, I finished my 52nd story, which you can check out here. If there is anyone out there who isn’t convinced that writing is like exercise and must be done regularly in order to stay in shape, well this story is proof of that. Writing is not easy, but the act of writing does become just a bit less taxing when you get that butt in the seat and start. In fact, it’s...
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Read Morewriting fiction for children–what it teaches me as a storyteller….
I’ve been looking at a lot of images lately. It’s kind of a new thing for me. If I’m honest, somewhere in my writer’s mind, I developed a distrust of images. Truth resided in words, I used to tell myself this, not in the facile quality of images. Even the old saying about pictures being worth a thousand words only made me feel that the words in question were better because of...
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Read MoreHow to know if you are a writer…
Not unlike a lot of other writers, I have my doubts about myself–specifically, I sometimes wonder if I truly am meant to be one. But what does it mean to be a writer? At its most basic, I think it means you have to write. DUH. But that simple definition, though useful in that it keeps you honest about your craft, can get you into some trouble, because there are some times in a person’s writing...
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Read Morefacing my fears…VIDEO EDITING…HOW ABOUT YOU?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I blow things up in my mind, making them more horrible or scary or life-shattering than they really are. I do this on a small scale, like not wanting to write a monthly report for work, and then, as the hours pass and I don’t write the report, its pain-inducing qualities grow exponentially in my mind until the point that I have to rally super-human will...
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Read Moreknowing your limitations vs. having a defeatist attitude…
Last week, I got a tweet from Ewen Rankin, a photographer working out of the UK. Ewen hosts a podcast about photography called, The Photo Show, which is quite good. It deals mainly with gear news and questions from listeners, but it’s different than a lot of other podcasts that cover the same ground. In large part, this is because of Ewen. The fact that he is a working photographer gives the...
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Read Moreso many fears and doubts, so little time…
So, this post is dedicated to a supporter and friend of the blog, Katharine Gibson Stickevers. Katharine is a musician, a dancer, a Reiki specialist, a social media expert and a lot of other things. Yesterday, she reached out to me to congratulate me on the new blog, which I truly appreciated, and she mentioned that this blog was struck a chord since she feels like she’s not quite hitting her...
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Read MoreGUEST POST: Ultimately, Hope Keeps a Writer Going
I know Joe Ponepinto’s work through his wonderful blog, The Saturday Morning Post. Joe always has something interesting to say regarding writing and the business of writing. I’ve been reading his blog for over a year now, and I have learned much. But recently, I found out that Joe’s writing career is a product of what we’re all about on re-Do or Die: reinvention. If you re doing...
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Marvelous Monday 5
Enjoy this lovely and quiet film from the guys at Flow Media. A digital creative agency out of Europe. THE CHAIR DESIGNER II making of production from FLOW MEDIA on Vimeo. I saw this on the GH3 User group...
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Marvelous Mondays 2:
It’s another Marvelous Monday. These are some lovely images I saw this week on Flickr, 500 px, and Chase Jarvis’ blog. Enjoy! Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterGoogle...
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some thoughts about violence and schools after MLK Day…
It will probably sound a little dumb, but somehow I missed it. The shooting in...
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Marvelous Mondays 1
This is a lovely video and a lovely act of random beauty. If you want to see...
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Thursday with the film guys…
I have been very fortunate these past few months to make friends with some...
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What Walt Disney Taught Me About Career
It’s no secret that the secret to better writing is to put words on a...
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- @Griffin hey when u use creative video mode on #gh3 do you find the images are much darker? am I doing something strange?TEST 1 week ago
- not sure I love the analogy between a surgeon and a photographer, but still, a pretty nice interview with Steve... fb.me/1nXHXnoTwTEST 2 months ago
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- recently discovered thesartorialist.com not really into fashion photography, but there is something... fb.me/L9Xd4crDTEST 2 months ago