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How To Start A Journal

photo credit: bogenfreund Many people find it hard to start journal writing. If writing down your intimate thoughts and ideas doesn’t come easy to you, here’s a few suggestions to get you going. 1. Start with the present moment Begin by writing about what you see or feel in the moment. Describe a scene from [...]

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To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before

Are you ever tempted to split infinitives? If so you’re in good company. They did it in Star Trek, as demonstrated by the title of this post,  and it’s since become an often quoted example. A split infinitive occurs when an adverb or adverbial phrase is placed between the word to and the relevant verb. In [...]

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Who Were You In A Previous Life–Writing Exercise

Do you believe in reincarnation? Perhaps not. After all, there’s no real evidence that once we leave this life we’ll be reborn into another, either for better or for worse, depending on what we do here and now. But whether you believe in reincarnation or not the following exercise can be used to throw some [...]

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How To Overcome Writer’s Blues

Photo by craigmdennis on Flickr It’s often referred to as ‘Writer’s Block’ — that syndrome that occurs when you desperately need to write but can’t think of a darned thing to write about. I prefer to think of it as ‘Writer’s Blues’. It’s what happens when I’m faced with a blank page (or screen) and it [...]

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How To Satisfy Your Muse And Your Boss At The Same Time

Why do I get my best ideas while I’m at the office?  I have a report to get out by the end of the day and someone wants a business process for a four o’clock meeting, but here comes a great idea for a post or The solution to that plot problem in my next [...]

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Tip For Getting Free Photos For Your Blog

Photos are pretty much mandatory if you want to create eye-catching posts. But although many stock photo sites boast free images this is often not the case. You might spend a lot of time searching for just the right image, only to find, when that perfect shot appears, that it’s going to cost you quite [...]

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