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Monday Musings: About That Professional News I Mentioned Two Months Ago…

Posted on February 28, 2022 by dbjackson

Nearly two months ago, early in the new year, I posted on social media that I had some exciting professional news I couldn’t share quite yet. I was thrilled, and wanted to let people know. But I also didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, Epilogue

Posted on February 21, 2022 by dbjackson

This week I conclude my series of posts on how I came to be a professional writer. You can read the previous posts before moving on with this one. We’ll wait. [Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV] There! … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part IV

Posted on February 14, 2022 by dbjackson

Continuing my series on how I came to be a professional writer . . . (Here are links to Part I, Part II, and Part III) When we left off last week, I had just received 1) an offer to … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part III

Posted on February 7, 2022 by dbjackson

Today I continue my series of posts on how I got started in writing. (If you want to catch up, you can find the first post here, and the second post here.) The subtitle of this collection of posts is … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Throw Nothing Away — A Writing Lesson Courtesy of INVASIVES

Posted on February 2, 2022 by dbjackson

February has begun, Punxsutawney Phil has done his schtick, and time seems to be moving at breakneck speed. In a little over two weeks, Invasives, the second Radiants book, will be released by Belle Books. Like Radiants, this is a … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part II

Posted on January 31, 2022 by dbjackson

Last week, in the first of what I expect to be a three or four part series on how I got started in writing, I posted about my early creative efforts and the teachers who were so influential in encouraging … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: “Write What You Know,” part II

Posted on January 12, 2022 by dbjackson

Put another way, I was driven . . . not merely by the fact that I “know” these things, but rather by the fascination and passion that drove me to learn about them in the first place. With last week’s … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Write What You Know?

Posted on January 5, 2022 by dbjackson

I remember a conversation with my father when I was a kid, about a friend of the family who was trying to make a second career for himself as a writer of fiction. His first novel had come out recently, … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Writing To Heal

Posted on December 29, 2021 by dbjackson

Writing saved me this year. I have been through a lot over the past 12 months, from dealing with the devastating reality of one of my kids having cancer, to coming to terms with my personal mental health issues, to … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: Stop Writing

Posted on December 22, 2021 by dbjackson

Here’s some writing advice for today, three days before Christmas: Stop trying to write and go spend time with someone you love. I am all about BIC — put your Butt In the Chair. Writing, like exercise or playing a … Continue reading →

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