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Nov.24.2008
Recently, someone posed a question regarding a first-person look inside the head of an evil main character. I think her problem was with how to make it seem real.
Often, antagonists are portrayed at a distance, and we don’t really know much about them, other than some superfluous idea given by the...
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Nov.18.2008
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Nov.16.2008
The "collective shop" in which we're tinkering is Red Room, and Lewis Hyde was right. Writers thrive on the unobstructed circulation of creative ideas. Our creations are the lifeblood of the artistic community. And as he wrote in "The Gift" decades ago, the one who gives away...
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Nov.14.2008
My whole life I have had to battle the demons of sleeplessness. In fact, one of my earliest memories is of regularly having trouble with sleep. Now, though, I can add the pressures of parenthood and the need to work and a wife that awakes for work at the ghastly hour of 5 am and the need for me to...
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Oct.29.2008
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...
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Oct.29.2008
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...
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Oct.24.2008
Did you watch Larry King Live interviewing Micheal Moore? This interview gave me something to think about... It may not be all about politics.
Micheal Moore is a really interesting person. I may not agree with all of his ideas, but I believe he speaks what his mind has analyzed. Well, that's my...
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Oct.09.2008
It is time to change things radically,make the impossible, possible, make peace out of pain,make hope out of frustration.
It is time to think outside the box,let white be black, let green be life,let anger fade into love.
It is time to release our creativity,so we can begin to observe and...
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Oct.08.2008
I have written and spoken about the tremendous potential for changing one’s life in a positive way through brain plasticity. All of us have and use brain plasticity to some degree. It’s a natural part of life. We rewire our brains every time we learn a new skill, make a new friend, take a new job,...
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Oct.02.2008
All These Poems
All the poems, the notes, old melodies silent for now; every single line and inspiration, muddled or divine, remain simply words known and rearranged
Vowels conjugated and held softly and often in my throat, my love; each one a wonder and surprise, each my call to you: my...
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