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Today I am posting a post from Dan James. I often find food for thought in his posts. Please read this one and let me know your thoughts at the end.

Two Lessons From The Sea

Written by Dan James

I know its already February, and everyone, or most of us, has set their goals for the year. But there are bound to be some who are still thinking about it. So I thought this would help anyone who is still pondering the goal problem.

Are you amongst the lucky ones that have done their goals? Please leave a comment below. You don't know who you might help.

Overcoming The Fear Of Setting (And Not Reaching) Goals...

It's the season for being nice, and being grateful for those around us. So with that in mind I just had to share the following.

Written by Dan James

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What we focus on, grows...

The subject of "Writer's Block" seems to come up pretty regularly. While reading through a newsletter the other day, I came across the following article.  Do let me know your thoughts on this subject. The article starts in the next paragraph.

One of the most common questions I get is, "What do you do about writer's block?" It's hard to answer. Not because I don't know, but because I don't really believe in writer's block.

I mean, think about it. We'r...

While thinking about what to post, I found this post. I hope you enjoy reading it. I'd love to know your thoughts on the subject.

Embracing The Grey

Written by Dan James

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With relentlessly bleak, wet and grey skies here lately, I...

Being creative is not a series of isolated, forced events. It's a constant, fluid experience....

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There are two major reasons why we don’t think we’re very creative.

First, we don’t stop to remember, and to gather up the ev...

: Jeep Novak

Forget any notions of time travel inherited from science fiction.

You have your very own time machine whenever you need it.

When you stop to f...

This is the final guest post by Claudette. I hope you learnt something from the other posts by her. Did you try the exercise in the last post? If not, give it a go, and do let me know if you learnt anything from it. Enjoy!

One of the trends in contemporary writing is a category of flash fiction called “Drabble.” This 100 word wonder encompasses an entire story, complete with plot, beginning, middle, and end. Such tiny stories are difficult for many writers to ma...

I hope you will enjoy reading the third post by fellow writer and friend, Claudette Young. Please let me know if you have tried her suggestions. If you haven't, I'd love to know if you are going to try them. And if you do, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Happy reading.

Poetry’s Contribution for Stretching Perspective Skills

Once in a while I perform an exercise to help strengthen multiple word skills. This can be helpful t...