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2 weeks ago May 17, 2017May 17, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

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

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

Two Drops of Ink: Your Other Library

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

Two Drops of Ink Writing Challenge: Hump Day Humor

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017michellegunnin

How Strong is Your Skeleton?

February 23, 2017April 1, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

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

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017michellegunnin

To Tell A Story

December 30, 2016March 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

2017: Join the Collaboration at Two Drops of Ink

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016michellegunnin

The Gift of Words

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016michellegunnin

I Am an Artist

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016michellegunnin

Owning the Title of Writer

September 20, 2016April 22, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

It’s Your Voice: Edit out the Twain and Shakespeare

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016michellegunnin

Writing from the Heart

September 2, 2016May 13, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Want Blog Traffic? Then Collaborate on the Content

August 29, 2016August 30, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A Father’s Love

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The Hospital: A Memoir

August 21, 2016September 10, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A short story: The American Nightmare

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The ‘Memoir’ Challenge: Tell us your stories

July 26, 2016December 26, 2016S.W. Biddulph

#1) The Image Prompt Writing Challenge​: ‘The Chimney’

July 22, 2016December 14, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Image Prompt Writing Challenge

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016Lydia

He Inspired Me to Write

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016S.W. Biddulph

How ‘Feldenkrais’ Can Help You Write

May 26, 2016May 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Memoir: What’s Your Theme?

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016Lydia

Effective Writing: Tips and Techniques to Gain Readers

April 20, 2016April 21, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Writing hurts, get used to it

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016Lydia

Writers: Anti-social or creative genius?

April 10, 2016April 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Tangential Brains and the Left Turn at Albuquerque

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Writing Courses, Webinars, and Good Coaching for Writers

March 19, 2016March 19, 2016Lydia

My Message to Aspiring Writers

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Introducing Deep POV—WTH IS It? Can We Buy Some on Amazon?

March 15, 2016April 11, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Role Play Writing: What to do when you live in the middle of nowhere, and you want to improve your writing

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Wisconsin: A travel piece

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016S.W. Biddulph

How to Make EVERY Page of Your Story Interesting

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Why should I blog?

February 18, 2016February 21, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Grammar Shorts: Colorless green ideas sleep furiously

February 13, 2016May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing the Memoir: Your Story, My Story, Our Stories

February 4, 2016April 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Arcing, Enhancing, and Advancing the Memoir

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Personal Essay: College at 50

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Rushed to Respond

December 29, 2015December 29, 2015writerbydefault

Dreaded Deadlines or Lack Thereof: Taking Control of Your Writing Schedule

December 20, 2015April 1, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Double the Descriptions and Dialogues: Distinguish Thoughts and Feelings

December 19, 2015December 20, 2015S.W. Biddulph

Poetry: Butterfly

December 11, 2015December 11, 2015S.W. Biddulph

Valhalla

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015S.W. Biddulph

To our loyal readers

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015S.W. Biddulph

The Outdoor Cathedral

November 23, 2015November 30, 2015S.W. Biddulph

The Prerequisite to Paradise

November 15, 2015March 25, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Water and Words: Ebbing and Flowing

November 6, 2015November 10, 2015S.W. Biddulph

NaNoWriMo: The gauntlet of summiting the writers` Mount Everest

October 1, 2015November 15, 2015S.W. Biddulph

The Worst Writer Ever by Lori Biddulph

September 27, 2015March 25, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Blogging: Take a Risk; Make it Yours

September 20, 2015February 13, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Blogging: Random? Disjointed? What Will I Do with those Thoughts?

September 11, 2015May 1, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Fast Food – Fast Copy?

September 3, 2015August 2, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Thought About Thinking Today?

August 28, 2015March 28, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Don’t Rest on Your Laurels; They’ll Just Get Flat

August 12, 2015April 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Overcoming the Big, Blank Page

July 11, 2015May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Why Won’t They Read the Entire Post?

June 6, 2015February 14, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Meeting the Muse

April 30, 2015November 22, 2015S.W. Biddulph

Creative and crazy is craved

April 29, 2015February 7, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Alliteration:  Does it Articulate, Arouse or Just Aggravate Your Audience?

April 28, 2015January 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

My failures as a writer and ‘Little Women’

January 16, 2015February 28, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Content, Color and Visual Clues

January 13, 2015February 6, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Because I Could Not Draw, I Became an Artist with Words

January 6, 2015November 8, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Is Your Writing Home Cookin’ or Haute Cuisine?

December 30, 2014April 10, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What Can I Do With That Idea?

December 28, 2014April 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Point of View: Do You Tell Stories, Educate or Enchant?

December 21, 2014March 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing Style and the Five Senses

December 20, 2014December 22, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Writing: Are You Generous or Miserly?

November 26, 2014March 14, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Comments, Conversations, and Coffee

November 14, 2014January 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Small Towns: Big Inspirations

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014S.W. Biddulph

Words, words, words…

January 10, 2014January 10, 2014S.W. Biddulph

Grammar trolls

May 26, 2011March 22, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Writers Block 2.0

May 18, 2011March 22, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Readers are leaders

May 8, 2011February 28, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: The journey home

April 6, 2011March 22, 2016S.W. Biddulph

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  • HOW TO CONQUER WRITER’S BLOCK May 26, 2017
    Writing is an art, and like most artists, we are exceptionally hard on ourselves for producing poor results. It may seem silly, but a lot of writers would rather produce no results at all than poor... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break: ‘YOU ARE MY GRACE’ May 25, 2017
    I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty. ~Edgar Allan Poe~ By Danielle Bernock **** Source of all life you know my heart You hear it singing as I write Of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Hump Day Humor: You Know You’re a Writer When… May 24, 2017
    Memes capture a concept, moment in time, or person that we all know, and because of this familiarity, we're inclined to share them.  So, how do these connections form? What makes them worthy of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    For it is in these stories that friendships grow and deepen, that joys are shared and grief is halved, lost dreams are resurrected and new ones are born, courage rises, regrets are released,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Grammar Shorts: Acronyms and Their Proper Usage May 22, 2017
    Have you ever wondered about acronyms and how they should be used correctly in writing? As a writer who seeks to evolve regularly, I feel no matter how long you have been writing there is always room... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Sunday Spotlight May 21, 2017
    It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Spotlight. Each Sunday we will spotlight a published contributor from our list. The idea is to reintroduce these wonderful and talented writers/authors to our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • DESERVE YOUR WRITING DREAM? May 19, 2017
    But—when we “know” and keep daydreaming about our success, what it looks like, feels like, and leads to, it begins to show up... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • ‘Poetry Break’ by Jennifer Brown Banks May 18, 2017
    ODE TO NORAH JONES   On loan From heaven, You grace us With your presence A mixture Of sunshine And thunder, An unexpected wonder, Touching hearts Telling tales Through your guitar You elevate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Hump Day Humor: I’m Giving Up the Hook – My Readers Aren’t Fish May 17, 2017
    Does the expression “Hook the reader” qualify as a cliché? With over 28,499,999 posts written about how to “hook readers,” I think it does. Many of these posts offer sage advice on using catchy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • How to be Content in the Mundane May 16, 2017
    Mundane: ordinary, routine, commonplace, everyday, day-to-day...Many of us never seem to find the quiet, inner peace we chase after throughout the course of Every Single Day. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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