Category Archives: General and How-to Posts

To my writing friends, a question?

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

Have you ever started a story with an ending that you had, but no beginning and built from there? Is it a possibility? I had a nightmare (nothing new there). The ending really got me and I started losing the … Continue reading →

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My 2 Blogs

Posted on February 25, 2015 by

This page is to let you know that I have 2 blogs: http://www.finallyawriter.com                            — stories /poems http://www.tessacandoit.wordpress.com         — journal – life shares If … Continue reading →

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“Starting Writing Over Again” By One Who Keeps Starting Over!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by

I was happily writing away. Every week I came up with several new short stories or poems. Ideas seemed to flow easily and then my creativity well dried up. Nothing, not a thing came to mind. I went through the … Continue reading →

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Whirling Waters, Many Drown

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Now that I have your attention, yeah me! I can’t sleep. I take enough sleep medications and tranquilizers to kill an elephant (according to my doctor), yet here I sit wide awake. I was asleep for about 45 minutes and … Continue reading →

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What I have learned the last couple of days…

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

I have spent the last couple of days researching. Let’s face it, it has been years since I have done any kind of writing besides e-mail. And this time I am going to take this more seriously. I am a … Continue reading →

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I AM a writer!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I am in my late 50’s right now and have been writing something ever since I was in grade school. I wrote poems and short stories and  people told me they were good. However I didn’t think of myself as a … Continue reading →

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