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Aug 5, 2020
4 min

In Honor of Alice

Have you ever had someone come into your life and speak an affirmation? Have you ever been so desperate to know that you were on the righ...

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Christiana

Jun 23, 2020
2 min

Polar Bear Plunge

Has it really been six months since I last posted? And what a six months it has been. It seems like the whole world has turned inside out...

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Christiana

Jan 20, 2020
3 min

New Year, New Writing Process

It's 2020! We made it! If there is one thing that the new year always brings, it's resolutions. Most of us make all kinds of lofty goals ...

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Christiana

Dec 13, 2019
6 min

How I Survived NaNoWriMo (and Won!)

When I last left you, I was still questioning whether or not I would be participating in National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. As ...

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Christiana

Oct 20, 2019
3 min

To NaNo or Not to NaNo

If you are a writer, you've probably heard of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Every November, writers all over the country --...

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Christiana

Oct 2, 2019
3 min

The Enchanted Forest

When I was a little girl, we spent one year living in a big white house on an acre of land. Bordering the left side of our property was a...

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Christiana

Sep 30, 2019
3 min

Freewriting Will Set You Free

There is something about freewriting that, well, sets you free. I'm one of those writers that agonizes over every single word choice, alw...

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Christiana

Sep 28, 2019
3 min

A Kick in the Pants

At a Pennwriters Conference a few years ago I participated in a Read & Critique session. You could bring two pages of your manuscript, pl...

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