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for writers

A Mentor for Mona Lisa

  Walter Isaacson’s novel about Leonardo DaVinci is in part, a 15th century version of networking, and learning from the people around you.  Peeling back the layers of DaVinci’s life, we see that he surrounded himself with stimulating peers and mentors.  Some were much older than he was at the time, but they shared their […]

May 3, 2021
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Facing the Blank Page

Every writer starts the same way…with a blank page. For some, that page is like looking out at a vast universe of infinite possibilities, with lights shining everywhere, leaving the writer to shoot for the stars. For others, the blank page is a challenge. It boldly and quietly draws the writer in, totally aloof, waiting […]

April 28, 2021
for writers

The Skill of a Writer

  Beautiful words fill my mind. I am speaking of royal things. My tongue is the pen of a skilled writer.  Psalm 45:1, NCV It’s safe to say that writers have more than a simple appreciation for words. They know that when they gather their thoughts, digest them, organize them and put them to paper, […]

April 14, 2021
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Writing and Other Acts of Juggling

Some of the people who are kind enough to read my posts are gifted writers. You know who you are.  From time to time, readers ask me questions about writing or why I write.  It’s a good question. It’s even a fair question since I’ve been blessed to write a number of books and continue […]

March 24, 2021