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The Artist’s Way Reminds Us of the Gift of Free Writing

by Hannah Conti on December 3, 2010

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Hannah Conti.  Please read more about Hannah in the footer.
Hart Crane once wrote, “One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment.”
Imagine a the writer’s equivalent of a long, hot bath. [...]

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Keep a Journal for Thoughts and Writing Ideas

by Julie McElroy on February 23, 2010

One of the goals that I hope will help alleviate the cacophony of continuous thoughts that flood my mind and keep me awake at night is to keep a journal.  On hand. Close by.  Easily accessible. Every writer, no matter what genre, should have a journal. At least one — many writers, including myself, have [...]

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I’m Back from Cabo

by Julie McElroy on November 9, 2008

Hola!
Well, it has been a busy few weeks with travel. I spent 2 weeks in Boise, back for a day and a half and then off to Cabo! Cabo was amazing! I love the weather and the resort. We met some great people at the resort. The timeshare was only [...]

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Football Starts–It is Fall!

by Julie McElroy on September 8, 2008

Well, this week football has started! Fall is just around the corner. Soon, I will switch the mode on my thermostat to heat instead of AC. The sad thing is that summer is pretty much over and it really flew by! I did so much and traveled a lot and even made some new friends. [...]

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Friendship Defined

by Julie McElroy on May 17, 2008

I read this quote the other day by Alice Walker:
No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.
I guess it has been in the back of my mind. I think this can be true with most people. If you have friends that hold you back, who do not want [...]

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Leaving Cheyenne for New Life

by Julie McElroy on August 14, 2007

Everyone (Interested Readers)–
I am leaving Cheyenne in about a week. It brings mixed emotions. With few exceptions, I have not lived anywhere in my life longer than I have lived here (over four years). This is a long time to spend in one place and memories inevitably will take place. Some good, some bad, but [...]

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