Author: L.J.
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In My Day, You Just Had to Know Things
If you’ve read the title and assume I’m going to date myself, you would be correct. As much as I try to imagine that I’m still young and adjusting to changes as though I’m in my thirties. I am not. I can remember feeling like the most disadvantaged child because my parents never bought the… Read more
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I Never Win Anything (Except When I Do)
Yesterday, I had the most amazing day of learning and I was a WINNER! Since starting out on this writing journey just over a month ago, I’ve been amazed by the level of training, webinars and special events that are available. Many are precursors to getting you to sign up for training or coaching or… Read more
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It’s Deadline Day!
I thought I best let you know how the three days to deadline writing worked out. (But if you haven’t read my post One Deadline Started it All, the short version is that three days before the Deadlines for Writers deadline, I decided I didn’t like the stories I had written and started from scratch.)… Read more
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One Deadline Started It All
I told you earlier about stumbling across the site Deadlines for Writers and how it inspired me to start writing. What I didn’t tell you is that the first story I wrote back in June was the first story I have ever published (okay, uploaded to a website). What I didn’t tell you was that… Read more
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Finding a New Normal (for now)
It’s been a week since I pressed the reset button and decided to take my life in a whole new direction. Fortunately, I have some time before everything needs to come together and I want to use the time productively. As someone who has ADHD, freedom is nice and I’m enjoying the opportunity. But also,… Read more
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Can I LOVE Libraries More Than I Already do?
If you know me, you know that I love libraries. In a world where information is power, libraries give everyone access to information, regardless of their socio-economic status. Libraries are the equalizer. Libraries promote literacy, are a safe space to explore the real or imagined world, and work to preserve literary freedom. If you have… Read more
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Pressing RESET
I need clean starts. Contrary to every piece of advice on making changes, I need things to occur at the start of a week, month or year. I need to have the clean break and it can’t just happen on any day, it has to be the day that feels like a new start. In… Read more