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    The freedom of writing

    I love how writing evolves as you write. Like a long, winding road  you’ve heard of, but never driven before. The farther you drive, the more you wind, the freer you become. Like a mountain or lake you’ve never been to but plan to visit; you have a vague idea of what’s in the area, and even a plan and…

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    Tuesday Tidbits: The Oscars

    Funny right? But is it? I heard a excellent analysis on KLOVE (a christian music station) regarding this unfortunate debacle at the Oscars over the weekend. Yes, it’s funny to laugh at people who make mistakes. Especially huge glaring mistakes. Maybe he’s laughing at himself Maybe he’s not. Maybe he’s really upset and angry and shamed that so many people…

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    Why writing is like Sudoku: Tuesday Tidbits

    You know Sudoku, right? That highly addictive little numbers game where you have to fill in 9 squares with numbers 1 through 9, AND make sure that each vertical and horizontal line ALSO has the numbers 1 through 9 without repeating. It’s mind numbing fun. But how is it compared to writing? When you fill in the blanks on a…

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    Tuesday Tidbits: So you want to become a writer

    Sometimes when you write, you find the process smooth, like a river, like melted honey, a fluid process where your words pour from you with complete ease. There’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is, when the fluidity stops. What do you do then? You work. You fight for every word. You research, you thumb through your writing resource books…

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    Tuesday Tidbits #3: Keeping Pace

    Do you have a friend who walks faster than you? Or much slower than you? What do you have to do to keep pace with them? You deliberately have to stretch your legs to catch up and keep up. (I should know, my best friend is 6’2. I’m 5’0 5’1) OR you deliberately have to slow down your own pace…

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    Tuesday Tidbit #2: I am thankful!

    This Christmas season, things have been a bit difficult for us. That’s the nature of the type of job I work in. (Trying to find a better, more constant line work…) But I am extremely grateful for having a generous family on both sides, my in-laws, I’m so glad we are family. My parents and brother, thank you to all…

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    Tuesday Tidbits #1 Time travel

    I thought it would be fun to share quick, thought-provoking tidbits from my heart every week. Sometimes I find myself with these short, not-quite-long-enough-t0-make-a-blog-post thoughts that pop up every so often, and then Lightbulb! Why can’t they be a blog post? They might be thoughts on writing, reading, editing, spiritual life, or life in general. They might be serious, humorous, or…