Tag: ideas
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: an unlikely sanctuary :
A bus bench is hardly your typical refuge. To the well-adjusted, they’re a basic necessity, but not quite a full-fledged convenience. They’re unyielding and unforgiving with hard, sharp angles and don’t offer much protection from the elements — wind, rain, snow, blistering sunshine, frigid cold, chatty seatmates. There’s nothing plush or even restful about parking…
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: the great debate :
Coming up with ideas is a crap shoot. I’ve no clue where they come from or where to look when I need one. Ideas have a mind all their own and follow their own sneaky, backstairs schedule. Sometimes they drop by, but more often they don’t. You can’t force them, either; I’ve tried. It scares…
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: outlines are bossy :
When I see an outline, I see a fussy little despot. On a good day, I’ll see a To Do list. But either way, it’s a buzz kill and not the helpful, practical tool everyone believes. Let me explain why. Like you, I was introduced to outlines in a 5th grade English class. I didn’t like them…
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: the shocking truth about keywords :
Writing isn’t all drudgery. There are many moments of pure delight. Moments when you forget the stress and frustrations and enjoy a good belly laugh. Those moments are called image searches. I can’t be the only one puzzled, and amused, by the vagaries of search engines. Who’s programming those things and what’s the logic? Seriously,…
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: stink bomb vs. bupkis :
I’ve wrestled with this forever and still can’t decide which is the more distasteful option: publishing a half-assed piece or none at all. Those are my choices and I don’t know which one is harder to live with. I want a third choice. Well, maybe it’s all relative, depending on how half-assed. If the piece is the usual…
the whirly girl 