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Poetry Break: Rochi Zalani – Summer Night

By: Rochi Zalani Summer Night     I sit at last, free, under the summer night The air is a dry, crispy, sweet bowl of warm soup I read a chapter or two; then another and more I clean my desk, to make space for an empty page   The table is too clean, my […]

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4 Ways to Update An Evergreen Post

Solid, relevant information is evergreen; not trendy, time-sensitive, fashionable, or forgettable. But refreshing and updating your posts make them ever-relevant.

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Poetry Break: Dr. Archan Mehta

By: Dr. Archan Mehta ____ Knowledge     Whenever I enter A bookstore or library I feel puny and weak. I feel dazzled By the spectacle Of so much information That surrounds me: I am humbled by The scope and reach Of great minds through The ages and of contemporary times. It is time to […]

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8 Tips for Designing Your Perfect Writing Space

By: Cecilia Shutter     One of the most significant challenges writers face is the lack of separation between their writing space and the rest of their life. But delegating your workspace is only half the battle.  Not all writing spaces are created equal, but specific tweaks will increase your productivity, efficiency, and (sometimes neglected) general […]

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I’m Giving Up the Hook – My Readers Aren’t Fish

Does the expression “Hook the reader” qualify as a cliché? Yes, and many of these posts offer sage advice on using catchy phrases that bait the hook, and catch a reader. Since clichés are part of our common language and culture, I thought it might be fun to issue a challenge to the readers, now that I've hooked you.

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Wish I’d Said That- Using Quotes To Your Advantage

By: Marilyn L. Davis   Should I Know this Quote? Is He Famous?    “Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is a quote than when we read it in the original author”? ~Philip Gilbert Hamerton, The Intellectual Life, 1873   Although the quote from Philip […]

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Poetry Break: John Hansen

By: John Hansen     Steamboat Days     Just past 9 p.m. one last look up: Eyes move to blazing neon lights in rose twirling into bloom above the Orbiter, swing in a blink, then dizzy down in swirls. They giggle with glee at what the mind knows: all revelry must end. A clap, […]

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Poetry Break: Dr. Archan Mehta

By: Dr. Archan Mehta   _____ Dawn of a New Age   And then, The pianos fell silent And the guitar Refused to sing. A bird, somewhere, Out there Plunged downwards On the wing. The clouds melted In the cosmos And the moon started To cry buckets of tears There was nobody To herald the […]

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