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What Fuels Your Passion (opens the original)
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Whether you’re reading my newsletter as a writer or a reader, the thing I read recently applies to you.Linda Caroll is a writer on Substack I read regularly. She seems to be passionate. She writes well. And often she brings up interesting points. This is what I read on one of her recent posts:“And I think before we can decide “what to write about” we need to look deep inside and ask what has meaning to us. And I don’t just mean the writing.If you are a writer, you are going to write. If AI is an
Finding Your Own Path (opens the original)
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I’m going to be up front. I am not a young writer. If you’ve seen my recent photos you know I have graying hair. When I began my writing career I was a red head. If you’re a red head, you know it defines you. But things change with aging. Some of it is great and some is challenging. I have to accept that I’m no longer a red head, and also that I’m not young.Acceptance of what is has been important for me. Throughout my adult life I have encountered a variety of possibilities, some I’ve run with
Finding Yourself (opens the original)
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I’ve wanted to know for a long time when it would happen that I would really feel like a writer.I started writing as a career right after reading On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner. The contents of that book resonated so strongly with me I couldn’t deny it. I started out low-key, volunteering for not-for-profit groups, writing articles and ad copy, but all the while aiming for writing books. My writing originated in my heart and that was what kept me going as I built a file of writing clips
Grabbing A Bite of Summer (opens the original)
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As I flip the calendar from July to August, it seems like just moments ago I was doing that from June to July. Summer is coming to an end, but it’s not over yet. School will start, kids will abandon bare feet for shoes, and stores have already stocked for autumn. But it’s still summer, and I plan to squeeze out every bit of the season.I don’t know if anything can compare to the summers I had as a child, a preteen, and teen. Running barefoot through the yard, gleeful to be free of school. Staying
Sometimes it's hard. (opens the original)
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Every morning, rain or shine, hot or cold, I go outside on our deck in the backyard and take in the day. I see the trees standing strong. I see the sky above and the ground beneath my feet. I am filled with exhilaration for life. I’m sappy like that, but those moments keep me going.A commonly held belief shared by many is that life is a gift and it’s easy to believe. There is so much to appreciate. We are held on planet earth by gravity. Over our heads is a blue sky, for goodness sake. We have p
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