The Wellness Diary

In the book Meditations, Marcus Aurelius writes the name of a person. The person is someone he feels has influenced him. Then he lists the things he learned from that person. You could do that. That’s almost like a personal

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Completing Multiple Projects

If you are like me, you have several projects in progress. I have these blogs that I write every week. Then I have several completed manuscripts in my revision file. I have a couple that are waiting for final formatting

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Meeting Deadlines

The best tip I have for meeting deadlines is to keep up your self discipline and work on the project every day. Even if it’s only for an hour. You need to work on it. That’s the best way to

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Feline Freedom League May 2023 Mission Report

From: Agent MollyTo: Mr. WhiskersDate: 7 May 2023Subject: Mission Report In accordance with the directive from Headquarters, I’m detailing my training process. I have also submitted the final paperwork on the newest recruits I’ve been training. There are a couple

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Meeting Goals

Goals can be good motivators. They can encourage you to meet them. They can also make you depressed if you don’t make the goals. I’m a Weight Watcher. We have what we call star goals. It’s a way to set

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The Importance of Word Choice

The main tool in a writer’s toolbox is the word. Choosing the right word to do the job is important. You need to be careful to choose the word that works the best in any given situation. There are several

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The What-If Method of Idea Generation

The what if method of generating story ideas is what it says. You take a fact, ask it what if this happened instead what if that happened? What if America lost the war of independent? What if John Wilkes Booth

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Titles

Titles are important. They are also hard to come up with. The title is what usually catches a reader’s eye first. Books are often listed by title on websites like Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. You will see a list

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Feline Freedom League April 2023

From: Agent ZoeTo: Mr. WhiskersDate: 2 April 2023Subject: Mission ReportI cannot express the anger I have toward the betrayer. He swore an oath and he broke it.He left the clowder to live a solo life outside. I hope he gets

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A Writing To Do List

If you are like me, you are juggling several writing projects in various stages. I have many chores that I have in a to-do list as well. I use Microsoft’s My Day. I use it because I can access the

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