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Writing about Trauma

Posted on April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Andrea

Where to Begin? “Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones On this platform, I wrote once before about mining emotional gold to fuel your writing. Readers want to be touched by your writing, amazed, moved, stirred. Your job as a writer…

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Why You Should Always Publish Your Work

Posted on April 22, 2022April 23, 2022 by Andrea

Even When You Don’t Think It’s Good Enough I’m a wuss. There, I said it. I don’t publish nearly as much as I write. I suffer from imposter syndrome and publisher block. Nobody is going to want to read my stuff, I tell myself. Who do I even think I am, anyway? Right? Wrong! If you want…

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Emotional Gold

Posted on February 11, 2021April 5, 2022 by Andrea

How to mine your emotions to fuel your writing “The primary subject of fiction is and has always been human emotion, values, and beliefs.” ― John Champlin Gardner Jr., The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers My husband is a very vocal person. I suppose growing up alone can produce different outcomes….

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The Writing Obsession

Posted on February 7, 2021April 5, 2022 by Andrea

Why you should sometimes take a break from writing and how to go about it It is my goal to be an accomplished writer. I use this word deliberately: accomplished. To me it says two things: Skilled Recognized I tend to steer clear of the word “success” because to me it has become tainted. It is…

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5 Excuses Not to Write

Posted on December 17, 2019April 4, 2022 by Andrea

Why would you want to be a writer anyway? “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” ― Roald Dahl Right after my Medium Milestone — my first 500 followers…

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The 500

Posted on December 8, 2019April 4, 2022 by Andrea

What my first 500 Medium followers mean to me “I am I: and I must follow that furrow, not copy another. That is the only justification for my writing, living.” ― Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary When I first — tentatively — started writing on Medium, I could not believe my good fortune when I…

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  • Writing about TraumaApril 1, 2025
    Where to Begin? “Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones On...
  • For Ginny (3-3-2009 – 5-8-2022)August 10, 2022
    Your iron will and giant heart Your very own special brand of humour Your special little smile   Your sweet, sweet nature Your willingness to...
  • Why You Should Always Publish Your WorkApril 22, 2022
    Even When You Don’t Think It’s Good Enough I’m a wuss. There, I said it. I don’t publish nearly as much as I write. I...

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