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Oct.29.2008 NaNoWriMo-Yeah I'm doing it. I've been feeling odd the past couple of days. I think it's election burnout. And I lost $200 in my 401k. I know, I know, that's not a lot of money. Some people would like to chase me around because well, they lost their life savings. I hate losing money. I hate it with a passion. The Jennifer...	Oct.29.2008 My Precious and Powerful Breath My Precious and Powerful Breath, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke It’s Monday, September 15. This morning I woke up with the same persistent cough that I have been having for the past two weeks. Yesterday, I wondered why the Chinese herbal...
Oct.29.2008 My Thoughts on Nanowrimo - What I've done, and Why - 50k or Bust. With November comes a phenomenon known throughout the writing kingdom as “Nanowrimo,” or, more formally, “National Novel Writing Month.” As a regular participant in this event, I wanted to mention it at least once here at Storytellers, and to lend it my own perspective, for what that’s worth. The...	Oct.29.2008 Creativity Snippet #1 inspired by Author Lori L. Tharps Memoir Writing Workshop Creativity Snippet #1 by Ananda Leeke Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke. Excerpt from That Which Awakens Me (Winter 2009) My creative juices are flowing. That’s a yummy thing! They’ve been marinating in a large pink and purple pot of poetry soup since Sunday afternoon. Today I thought I would fix...
Oct.29.2008 Memoir Writing: Getting My Creative Mojo Back Memoir Writing: Getting My Creative Mojo Back, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke (iUniverse, Inc. - Winter 2009) Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke Two weeks ago, my memoir writing needed a jumpstart. Why? Because my creative mojo was running out of steam. So I signed up for...	Oct.29.2008 Marriage of Intuition and Creativity: Removing Writer's Block, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke Marriage of Intuition and Creativity: Removing Writer's Block, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke. This month I have been actively engaged in removing the creative blocks that I have allowed to dominate my memoir writing journey. I have...
Oct.29.2008 Awakening Right Speech with Meditation and Writing in My Sangha Community, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke Awakening Right Speech with Meditation and Writing in My Sangha Community, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke (iUniverse, Inc. - Winter 2009) Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke Sangha is a Sanskrit word that means community with a common purpose. It gives us an opportunity to...	Oct.29.2008 Awakening Right Speech with Meditation and Writing in My Sangha Community, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke Awakening Right Speech with Meditation and Writing in My Sangha Community, an excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke (iUniverse, Inc. - Winter 2009) Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke Sangha is a Sanskrit word that means community with a common purpose. It gives us an opportunity to...
Oct.29.2008 How real do you want it? One of my CPs had trouble with one of my plot threads regarding a made-up disease. I'd thought it was a 'no-brainer' that since I was making up the research into the cure that if I used a real disease, it could give readers the wrong impression, so I created one. But, being insecure, I started...	Oct.28.2008 Bad Wording from the World of Copy Editing and News Headline du Jour I edited a rather problematic article the other day about a new music venue. It contained some good examples of the ways that wily words can mutiny. Here (disguised, as always) is one example: “The Blues Room holds high stakes for its performers by having the reach of a global audience through...

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