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Why Should Dads Read To Their Kids?

A belated Father’s Day to all the Dads! That’s one of the toughest, yet most important,  job in the world. One of my favorite memories of my childhood is sitting with  my father as he read to me. He claimed that of my first phrase was READ IT! That’s probably why I came to love words [...]

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Do You Write Morning Pages?

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I’ve been cleaning out my office. While going through drawers and file cabinets I’ve found many spiral notebooks. (Have I told you that I love spiral notebooks and steno pads and all sorts of office supplies?)
I’ve found lot of notes from writing conferences, snippets of ideas and character sketches, and most of all, [...]

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What Can Gardening Teach Us About Editing?

We’ve been spending time at the house on the coast. Lots to do to recover from winter.
We were told it’s been a dry winter. You can’t tell it by the vegetation. Everything has grown like crazy. A little, or a lot of rain and a little sun, really makes the plants put on growth spurts.
We [...]

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