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May 18, 2017May 18, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘Poetry Break’ by Jennifer Brown Banks

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: I’m Giving Up the Hook – My Readers Aren’t Fish

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

How to be Content in the Mundane

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Through the Eyes of a Child

May 13, 2017May 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Book Shelf Shout Out

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Layers: Why I Write

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: ‘Muslim’s Mosaic’

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: Horsing Around

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Don’t Drink and Fly

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Will the Real Writer Please Step Forward?

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
May 7, 2017May 7, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight

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May 6, 2017May 6, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Book Shelf Shout Out

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017S.W. Biddulph

THREE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE KILLING YOUR NOVEL

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: ‘Story of a Life’

May 3, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: ‘The Dark Side of Writing’

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Living a Golden Era? Are you a Serious Writer?

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

An Academic Essay: ‘The Human Apology: Debunking Lanier’s Biblical Incrimination’

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
April 30, 2017April 30, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight:

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017S.W. Biddulph

WRITING IN BED: RUMINATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RULES

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: By Mel Waldman, Ph.D.

April 26, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: Blitzed Wolfer

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Freedom to Choose

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Literary Agent News

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
April 23, 2017April 23, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight: Rev Kev

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Reporter Life

April 19, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: ‘The House on Lesseps Street’

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Two Drops of Ink: Your Other Library

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Love Honors Others

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
April 16, 2017April 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight: Gerry Aldridge

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: By John Grey

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Do You Want to Prevent Predictable Plots?

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: Pumpett’s Portmanteau

Igniting the Inquisitive Reader
April 11, 2017September 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Igniting the Inquisitive Reader

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Insomnia Invites my Muse

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Journey to Joyful Living

April 5, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: ‘Easter nEggotiation’

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break:’Go away morning’

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: ‘Bloody Knees’

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
April 2, 2017April 2, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight: Wendy L. Macdonald

April 1, 2017April 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Book Shelf Shout Out

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Rivers, Ropes, and Roulette

March 29, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: ‘Most Hated Phrases’

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Simple way to Write Non-fiction Creatively

March 26, 2017March 27, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: Sonnet V

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
March 26, 2017March 26, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight: Gene McCormick

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017S.W. Biddulph

A look inside ‘Finding Destiny’: Are There Writers in Your Book?

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017S.W. Biddulph

To Coin a Phrase: Here we grow again, so we’re movng!

March 22, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: ‘You know your blog is a success when you have a stalker’

March 21, 2017September 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Paying Forward: Trigger of an Uncontrolled Chain reaction

March 20, 2017September 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Grammar Shorts: ‘The Proper Use of Italics and Over-Emphasizing’

The Sunday Spotlight on Two Drops of Ink
March 19, 2017March 19, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Sunday Spotlight: Dr. Barbara Sinor

March 17, 2017August 25, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Are You Using Relationships and Links to Increase Traffic?

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break by Carol Hind (Ladycee)

March 15, 2017May 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: Ancient Alien Ancestors?

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Breathe through Pain

March 13, 2017March 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Six Tricks to Rekindle your Passion for Writing

March 12, 2017March 21, 2017S.W. Biddulph

From the Editor: A few thoughts and announcements

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Tell Me Your Why

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Two Drops of Ink Writing Challenge: Hump Day Humor

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break by Anwer Ghani

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Write Your Story: Even if you’re not the Best Writer

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017michellegunnin

Right Word? Too Many? What Do I Mean?

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017S.W. Biddulph

An Instrument of Beauty

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘The Storm’: My Marlin .30-.30 RIFLE, Part III

February 28, 2017September 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Overcoming the Obstacles of Writing

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: by Gerry Aldridge

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017michellegunnin

How Strong is Your Skeleton?

February 23, 2017August 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

The Cycle of Wishing: 4 Excuses You Tell Yourself about Life and Writing

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry & Prose by Mark Cayou

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017michellegunnin

Living Fully: A story of survival

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: ‘Monster Trucks and a Big Bag of Chips’

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Literary Agent News

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Poetry Break: ‘Tree’

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Grammar Shorts: Comma Conundrums

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

The Book Shelf is Missing Your Book!

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017michellegunnin

To Tell A Story

February 3, 2017February 6, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘UNDER PRESSURE’: MY MARLIN 30-30 RIFLE -Part II

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

What’s your Diagnosis?

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Ever Changing and Exciting Opportunities to get Published

January 28, 2017January 28, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Online Writing Opportunities: New ways to build your brand, gain exposure, and get published

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    Generally, writing is a very individual pursuit. Many people know the act of brainstorming is done with a group. So, suggesting a writer can use brainstorming techniques may seem peculiar, odd, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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