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March 22, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.22.23
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March 15, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.15.23
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March 8, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.8.23
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March 7, 2023
Thoughts on writing and life for March 2023
Just a few thoughts on why we need to take the time to acknowledge our achievements and savor our successes.This is an edited excerpt from my March 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life.
You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.
I’ve always been a goal-oriented person. My datebook and online calendar are chock-full of tasks I need to complete, objectives I need to reach and accomplishments I want to check off.
And that’s good. After all, as Yogi Berra said, if you don’t know...
March 1, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.1.23
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February 22, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.22.23
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February 21, 2023
My Thoughts On… The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
I didn’t expect to laugh out loud when I was reading The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.
Actually, I didn’t know what to expect. Was this going to be one of those grief narratives that makes me cry? Or a how-to book about being organized?
What it is (and I don’t think I’m doing it justice with this review) is a compilation of great advice on decluttering, humorous takes on what could happen when family members are tasked with cleaning out a deceased person’s drawers ...
February 17, 2023
Living the Writing Life podcast with author and screenwriter Peter Berk
On my Living the Writing Life podcast, author and screenwriter Peter Berk talked about the experience of collaborating with his father on creative projects, and the challenges and advantages of turning a screenplay into a book. Listen to the episode at https://livingthewritinglife.podbean....
A bit about Peter: He's the son of noted writer Howard Berk, whose credits included Columbo, Mission: Impossible and several novels and features. Peter has co-written several screenplays with his father, and on his own has written a recently-optioned sci-fi/time travel TV pilot, seven scripts and five novels in the TimeLock series, the first of which was published in late 2022 and is available here.
He also co-authored a non-fiction book with actor Dick Van Patten that was published some 15 years ago. Peter lives in Southern California and is the proud father of two sons and one grandson, with another grandson and a granddaughter on the way the first half of 2023.
You can learn more about Peter and his novel at http://www.ingramelliott.com/timelock... or follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/timelocknovel/.
February 15, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.15.23
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February 14, 2023
Thoughts on writing and life for February 2023
Just a few thoughts on why we need to show our writing self some love on a consistent basisThis is an edited excerpt from my February 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life.
You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.
Writing can be a hard and lonely activity. Yes, I know—nobody made us choose this path. We did it all by ourselves. But sometimes don’t we wonder if maybe there is an easier way to spend our time?
I mean, here we are, pulling thoughts and ideas out of the deepest ...
