Tag: creativity
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Creative Endeavors
I’ve heard people say, “Writing begets writing” (if you know the origin of this excellent quote, please let me know in the comments!). I find this to be absolutely true. For me, writing doesn’t just lead to more writing. It leads to more creativity in general. Traveling along the writer’s path, I’ve learned so many…
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Fifty
There’s so much to be happy about this week. I think it’s time for another list!
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Forty-Nine
What’s making me happy this week: seeing readers enjoy Duration of Stay! Yesterday was release day for Duration of Stay, and it hit the top 100 in short (2-hour) Scifi/Fantasy reads! And stayed there! (It’s still there as of my writing this). At one point, this happened:
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Forty-Eight
What’s making me happy this week: getting a new book ready for print! But which cover will it be…
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Forty-Six
What’s making me happy this week: room to breathe. I think it’s pretty apparent that I’ve been really, really busy for the past two years (actually, it’s more like three, with stuff going on behind-the-scenes). I had a vision for where I wanted my writing to be, and was intensely focused on getting there.
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Treat it Like a Joy
When we research how to make a living as a writer, people talk about being serious about our writing and treating it like a job. We hear that writers need to defend our writing time. We need to take our work seriously so that others will as well. We need to connect to the right…
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Happy Anniversary, Publishing Career!
Two years ago today, my first book was published and the world of Summer Park was born—along with my publishing career.
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Forty
Wow, I can hardly believe I’ve been doing these posts for forty weeks already! They’ve definitely helped me to keep my focus onto the positive things in my life 🙂 What’s making me happy this week: visible progress. There are plenty of milestones in creating a book. Deciding on the initial idea, figuring out the…
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11 Years on an Alien Planet
I noticed something peculiar early in my life. No one looked like me. Not my family, not my neighbors, not my friends. No one. My parents were both brunettes. Dad had brown eyes, and mom’s were slate-gray green (mine are green with flecks of blue). My features, hair, and eyes didn’t match anyone in my…
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Focusing on Happiness—Week Thirty-Six
What’s making me happy this week: all the movies! So, I finally noticed that today is Thursday. I kinda lost track… I haven’t taken much time to just unwind in the last few…um…years. I’m taking some now, and catching up on a ton of movies that I missed. I’m still getting some writing done, but…
Cassandra Chandler 