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  • Insights with Tarot

    Insights with Tarot

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    Last week my friend and all together interesting guy, Dennis Morrison, came to the Oquirrh Writers Chapter meeting (part of the League of Utah Writers) to educate about the history of tarot cards and also teach about how they can be used to help guide decision making and give insights into one’s life. I’ve always…

  • “A Love Letter to the Creative Process” by Tara C. Allred

    “A Love Letter to the Creative Process” by Tara C. Allred

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    Back at the beginning of summer I attended a fun library kick off program put on by the wonderful people of the Tremonton Library. Tremonton is a small town with a huge heart and it shows in the kindness and friendship of the families who came to enjoy the event. Tara and I shared an…

  • Writing Exercise: Three Nouns

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    One of the toughest parts of the writing process is getting started on a new project. While the easiest way to overcome white page paralysis is to embrace the “crappy first draft” idea there are other options. Today’s writing exercise comes from WritingExercises.co.uk where you can find hundreds of prompt generators, randomizers, and all other…

  • Using Rites and Rituals in Fiction

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    We’ve come around back to writer Wednesday once more and today we are talking about using rites and rituals in fiction.  When I say rites and rituals, I’m referring to any choreographed set of actions performed by several people that is meant to add importance to an event. For the sake of this post we…

  • Keeping the Story Real

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    It’s writing Wednesday and yet another chance to inundate the webverse with more unsolicited writing advice. Woo Hoo! Today’s topic is about keeping it real when it comes to plotting a story. I’m sure we’ve all seen or read at least one story where something happens that’s hopefully exciting or at least vaguely interesting, but…

  • Writing Exercise: The KISS Principle

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    It’s Writer Wednesday here at the blog and today we are going to discuss the KISS principle. KISS stands for Keep It Simple, Stupid. I’m not calling any of you dear readers stupid, rest assured. Only the smartest of readers and writers end up here. The KISS acronym has been around since the 1960’s when…

  • The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 26

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    Jodi L. Milner
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    Here we have come to the end of our story, Mike has found what he was looking for in the talented and charming Maybelle and now must bring her back to his home. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click here! After leaving Auntie Marie’s burrow, Mike and Maybelle…

  • The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 16

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    After a long wait, here is the next installment of Mike Finnegan’s story.  In the last episode Mike finally meets his first she tinker, but instead of being welcomed he finds himself locked in a room inside the last stronghold of the she tinkers, Willow Keep. To read the previous episode, click here! To start…

  • The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 14

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    We last left Mike in the hooked claws of Ben the crazy bluejay, flying through the park to where the she tinkers might live. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click here! As Mike felt his feet leave the safety of the nest he thought for sure that he…

  • The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 11

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    In the previous episode, Mike learned that Benjamin the blue jay, the one creature in the park that might know about the fate of the she tinkers, has lost his mind. Today we will bring him one step closer to his goal. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click…