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I’m snowed under this week. Figuratively, not literally – I’m in Texas and it’s supposed to be over 70 degrees today, so it’s not actually snowing here. I am buried in work, though. So, I decided to participate in the You Are a Part of My Life meme. The meme challenges each blogger to: Post […]

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If you’re a blogger, writing a book may be easier than you think. I’m not necessarily talking about turning your blog into a book, although this post from lifehacker explains how that can work. What I’m talking about is the discipline of writing regularly. One of the biggest hurdles for would-be authors is actually getting […]

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There are three things currently going on in the blogosphere that might be of interest to writers. Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). Are you participating? I’m not, for this year at least, but I know that a lot of you are. If this is something that you’re currently taking part in why don’t you leave […]

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Last week I ran a poll asking you, the readers of WritingThoughts, to share what inspired you. 16 people, which is approximately 10% of you (since I usually have between 100 and 150 readers) answered. I thought I’d share the results, although I’m sure they are by no means definitive. I did find them somewhat […]

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Back when I wrote Words, Wrongly Used I thought that I had, in a nutshell, listed the ways that writing should not ever be used. Well, let me be the first to say that nothing is ever as simple as it seems and that I was wrong. When I listed item number 2 (words that […]

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One of my pet peeves is when words are used wrongly. I’m not talking about spelling errors or improper grammar, although that can also be annoying. What I am talking about is words that are used in ways that they should not be used. Some examples of words, wrongly used include: Words that are used […]

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It never fails. The best ideas for stories, articles, and blog posts come at a time when you are completely unable to make a note of them, much less follow through on them. Maybe you’re driving down the highway at 60 miles an hour and something that you see along the road triggers a great […]

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There is no “Y” in writing you might say. It’s spelled W-R-I-T-I-N-G. But the “Y” in the alphabet is not what I’m really talking about. I’m really talking about the “why,” W-H-Y, in writing. The reason that I’m bringing it up is because I think it might be part of what makes me a writer. […]

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This is my entry into Robert Hruzek’s group writing project on what I learned from travel. With apologies to Robert, I’m going to expand on the theme a little bit and share what I learned about writing from travel. That’s right, this is a writing blog so I’ve decided to integrate writing into the project. […]

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I live in a country founded on words. Well, really on ideas. But ideas can’t come to fruition without the right words. If you doubt the importance of words, read the words of the Declaration of Independence. Words are important. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Contents (c) Copyright 2007, Laura Spencer. All rights […]

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