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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Ideas — Finding Them, Using Them

Posted on May 13, 2020 by dbjackson

You may notice at this point that I have yet to offer any tangible advice on dealing with or coming up with ideas. That’s right: I’m stalling. Writing about ideas is really hard. Giving advice on developing ideas is nearly … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: My Mom

Posted on May 11, 2020 by dbjackson

We lost my mother nearly twenty-five years ago. It seems like so much longer, and it seems like yesterday. A cliché, I know, but true. I am the youngest of four children, and by the standards of the time, my parents … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: My Lake Reflections Addiction

Posted on May 8, 2020 by dbjackson

The first step to overcoming a problem is admitting we have one. I have a problem. I am utterly addicted to the lake near our home, which has been the subject of far too many of my Photo Friday posts … Continue reading →

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Writing Tip-Wednesday: Reevaluating Goals in the Time of Covid-19

Posted on May 6, 2020 by dbjackson

Each of us responds in his or her own way to stress and uncertainty and fear – and there is plenty of all three to go around right now. I have one friend who has been unbelievably productive during the … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Abstractions and Reflections

Posted on May 1, 2020 by dbjackson

For this week’s Photo Friday post, I offer something a bit different. The original concept for the image is not original, of course. I’ve seen others do what I did: namely composing a photo entirely with water reflections to get … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: When is a Manuscript Done?

Posted on April 29, 2020 by dbjackson

There comes in the revision process a point of diminishing returns. And upon reaching that point, we need to say, “The novel is good enough, as good as I can make it with the feedback and skills and tools at … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Fog on Jackson Lake

Posted on April 24, 2020 by dbjackson

Another week gone, another Photo Friday post. How is it possible, when we’re basically all sitting at home doing next to nothing, for time to fly by so quickly? March dragged. April has sped by. At least for me. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: Making the Most of Our Present Situation

Posted on April 22, 2020 by dbjackson

My Writing-Tip Wednesday post for last week was a downer (and also had a rather annoying typo near the end, for which I apologize). No way around it: The publishing business is in a bad place right now, and if … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Covid-19 and Hope

Posted on April 20, 2020 by dbjackson

Last week, when I wrote my Monday Musings post, I was pretty ticked off at the world. And this week, after watching “protesters” in Michigan, North Carolina, and other states take part in the worst sort of astroturf demonstrations, one … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: White Dogwood

Posted on April 17, 2020 by dbjackson

For today’s Photo Friday post, I have a taste of Appalachian spring. Our white dogwoods have been blooming for the past week or so, and most of our trees are starting to leaf out. Nancy’s garden looks wonderful. I captured … Continue reading →

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