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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 Magic in Music

Posted on November 19, 2019April 4, 2022 by Andrea

What is the soundtrack of your life? For me, music is an indispensable and incomparable source of inspiration — my never failing muse. Unlike anything else, music taps into my psyche and gives voice to my inner feelings — even the ones I’d rather keep hidden. “Music is storming, driving, relentless, devotional, slinky, subtle, heartbreakingly-beautiful…

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When Ideas Overrule Each Other

Posted on November 7, 2019April 4, 2022 by Andrea

…and how you deal with that It happens to me all the time: I have an idea, usually in the shower or doing something else that prevents me from noting down that idea immediately. I will have to remember it until I can reach my phone (with dry hands) or one of my notebooks scattered…

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Writers’ Ways

Posted on September 23, 2019April 5, 2022 by Andrea

So many writers, so many methods. Find out which work best for you. So many (aspiring) writers, so many different methods, like Stephen King describes in his stories featuring writers (such as The Dark Half and Bag of Bones). “It could be a work of fiction, or history, or both — a long book exploding out…

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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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