Tag Archives: Thursday Thoughts

Thursday Thoughts: Universal Challenge

Posted on July 9, 2020 by

This has been a tough year. For everyone. Every time I turn around, there’s an article about how writers are having a hard time writing and how they can overcome the adversity. It’s hard to create happy-ever-afters when the world … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Exercise

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

Wow. Today’s message from the Big U could be taken so many ways, given the world right now. I’m seriously looking for a personal avatar icon depicting my head exploding because that’s sort of my natural state at the moment. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Read

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

Books have always been my refuge. Whenever things got tough, I could open a book and get lost in someone else’s world. As a kid, it was the Black Stallion, or Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, even Tom Swift. Then … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Appearances

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

Whenever I do a “talk” with readers, one consistent question that comes up is about creating characters. Where do I get my characters? How do I develop their personalities, backstories, arc, etc.? When this message from the Universe hit my … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Rethinking

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

Writing. It’s what I do. Okay. It’s what I used to do. For almost two years now, pulling words from my imagination and slapping them on a keyboard so that they appear on my computer monitor has pretty much been … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dreaming Time

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

I get an email from the Universe every day. Sometimes the message resonates and I save it to share here when the time feels right. When I got ready to set up this post? Yeah. Well. After reading through–over and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Magic

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Writing fiction has been described as making magic. In a way, I suppose that’s true. I mean, we close our eyes, pluck characters and events and settings from the vast cosmic void that makes up our imaginations. Then we use … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Self-Love

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

We’re now on day…what(?) of the lock-down… This whole isolation thing is getting harder and harder. I’m tempted to answer the spam telephone calls just to talk to someone. I actually saw a meme on that–about telling the spammers, “I’d … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Casting

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

Why do we meet certain people at certain times in our lives? Why do we lose people–for whatever reasons–at others? Karma? God winks? Fate? Just because? I have no clue and I’m open to suggestions. That said, as a writer, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Worldbuilding

Posted on May 7, 2020 by

For many people, their world has narrowed to the small space they call home. Social interaction with anyone but family or roommates is at a minimum and it’s much the same with the outside world. I’d probably be pretty frantic … Continue reading →

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