author motivation | author motivation
Aug.15.2012
In the writing life there are two kinds of motivation. One is the kind that gets you to apply your backside to a chair and get some writing done every day. The other kind is the reason why your characters do the things they do. Both motivations can be difficult at times, but let’s start with...
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Oct.23.2011
Today, warm and sunny, an aberration for almost November in southern Oregon, almost 70, it was one of those days when the Writer again asks, "What's going on? What am I doing here? Why do I work on these damn stories? What will they matter? Another voice, another page, another story, more...
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Dec.30.2010
Kajomona - As young professionals, the goal is to study hard, get a good job, start a family, and enjoy life!
Some are ready to do whatever it takes to make it, some are only ready to go up to a certain extent, some prefer to take things easy and wait for everything to land on their laps!
Things...
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May.19.2010
Last night I worked on my story. I wrote for about an hour. I know that’s not much, but that’s all I had to give. I wrote almost 800 words. I’m thinking ahead to November, to NaNoWriMo (http://www.nanowrimo.org). I’ll be back at work then. What will I sacrifice to write everyday? To write an...
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Mar.31.2010
People often ask me why I write, or why I gravitate toward a certain genre.
Well, first and foremost, I write what I know - environmental law, since I happen to be a practicing environmental lawyer and have been for 20 years. There are many interesting stories to be told and I finally got...
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