Tag Archives: inspiration

How to make a living as a writer #amwriting

I was speaking to a friend this morning, a woman whose writing often glows with lyric beauty, yet who has stopped writing because she could not sell her manuscript and will not self-publish. As a writer, and much as I … Continue reading

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So, You Used To Be A Dancer? Life Lessons From Dancing from Sirena Tales

Reblogged from Sirena Tales: “Ask [yourself] what makes you come alive and go do it.  Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”~~Howard Thurman People keep coming across my path, voicing their passions along with their regret … Continue reading

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Entomology from Stuart France

Reblogged from somethingferal The Kingdom… * * is like the smallest of seeds… Continue reading at Stuart France

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Summerlands #midnighthaiku

Beneath veiling clouds Sunlight in the Summerlands Dispersing shadows

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Thursday photo prompt – Isolated… #writephoto

This week’s photo prompt: Darkness falls, clouds pierced by the rays of a dying sun that sets the horizon on fire. Far from town or village, a solitary dwelling is silhouetted against an iron sky… Use the image to create … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – spiral #writephoto

 Once again, there were some fabulous poems and stories for last week’s #writephoto prompt. If you missed them you can find them in the round-up here. Please note: As I am away for the Silent Eye’s annual workshop…of which more … Continue reading

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Be your own worst enemy or your best friend by Nick Verron

Reblogged from Nick Verron… my son on taking your own advice. It’s so awesome! I’ve accidentally led myself down a trail of thought which has solved the major problems currently holding me back in life. Yesterday, I was writing some … Continue reading

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The power of presence

How much do you matter? You… the writer, the blogger, the quasi-anonymous shadow behind the words on the page and the profile picture that might be years out of date or show merely your cat or a sailing boat? Would … Continue reading

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Slowing Down the Perception of Time

Originally posted on Global Sojourns: Photography & Philosophy:
I’ve made a mistake. I look behind me but there is no turning back, I’ve past the point of no return. The chill of frost has seeped further into my bones; the…

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Congratulations!

I’ve only had a phone call. I have seen no pictures except one on Twitter and heard only the briefest account as yet. Nick will write about ‘the most amazing day’ himself. It is probably just as well I wasn’t … Continue reading

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