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Working Through The Clichés

July 27, 2010

Everything in the world has been photographed. Every situation in the world has been written about, even if it is news. Only the characters and location change. If you write fiction, there is a finite number of plots. Nothing is new, and there is nothing you can do to change that. However, the number of [...]

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Will Blog For Links-Building a Tribe

February 25, 2010

No matter what your goals are for blogging, you want someone to look at it, read it or hear it. Otherwise, it sits there, alone, in the rain, waiting to die. Oops, went into a Hemingway lapse for a moment. The point is, how best to promote your blog. The point is, how best to [...]

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The Secret To Creative Work

November 17, 2009

Do you feel a compulsion to work? What is work? This single word is one of the most powerful in the English language. It runs the gamut from science to common labor. In physics: the exertion of force overcoming resistance, in labor, any activity or effort to accomplish a task. Work can be pleasurable or [...]

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A World In A Drain

November 1, 2009

Creative inspiration can come from the most unlikely places. On a recent trip out of town, I was staying the night in a hotel. As I stowed some gear under the bathroom sink, I happened to notice the drain pipe. Now, if you are a plumber, you see drains with a different mind-set than I [...]

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