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If you’re curious, I wrote about my publishing journey in this week’s Substack. #writingcommunity #awritingpractice #essays

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If you are confused about the Super Bowl half-time show, read up on it and understand why it was brilliant.

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Advice for nonfiction writers and our current leaders on blaming others. #writingcommunity #essays #memoir

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“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil” —Aristotle So many are living in fear right now, and most of us know where the evil lies. Why are so many blind? #keepwriting #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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Blaming others is not a sign of leadership. It’s a sign of weakness and ignorance. Every good leader looks within themselves on how they can do better. They don’t point fingers. They take responsibility.

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Lately, I’ve been thinking about confidence and its importance in achieving anything. Sometimes we just have to put it on like a warm sweater and let it do its thing.

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Let’s hope his lies get even more outrageous that even his minions start to question. “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar” —Abraham Lincoln #writingcommunity #essays #justice

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“There comes a time when silence is a betrayal”—MLK This is that time. #writingcommunity #essays #mariannbudde

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Nor should she apologize. She spoke the truth.

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An important reminder to speak up and keep writing. The world needs your voice. “Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer." - Barbara Kingsolver #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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Writers keep writing. It is you right even when everything seems so not right! #writingcommunity #freedomofspeech #MLK

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Keep using your voice my friends. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"—MLK #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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A new essay published in Sad Girl Diaries Literary Magazine. What to expect at dinner time in my Italian home. #essays #writingcommunity

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Reminding myself of this quote whenever I receive more hate mail from the HuffPost election article I wrote two months ago. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” —Madeleine Albright #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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PSA for those in fire prone areas, or family worried about loved ones. Get the Watch Duty free app. It’s crucial and gives notifications and updates on all fires.

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I never thought about this, but it’s true for me. How about you? “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.” —Gloria Steinem #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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More winds the next 3 days in CA. It’s hard to focus on anything. “Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

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My Substack essay this week is dedicated to all those who lost so much in the fires. I stand with you in hoping recovery is swift. #writingcommunity #cafires

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CA Fires Update: This week we were evacuated. Interesting what I decided to pack. Writing prompt: In a disaster, if you could only take three items, what would you take and why? (Excluding loved ones, pets, medications, documents, or computers—these are obvious) #writingcommunity #cafires

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I also mostly read the news, and as someone who had to evacuate, broadcasting format needs an overhaul. Think about the information people need to hear when the fire is growing closer to their doorstep.

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It’s important to have writer goals in the New Year, but stay open to things you thought of as impossible. “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” —Mary Oliver #writingcommunity #essays #memoir

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My favorite hate mail message I received after my HuffPost election essay. “GET A JOB!!!!” This was was sent to my work email. #writingcommunity #essays

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PSA: Today is Thursday and tomorrow is Friday.

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I used to circumvent writing anything controversial. Now that I’ve received half a million hateful comments from one essay, I’m immune. “If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.” -Jimmy Carter Rest in peace fine sir.

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I was told to apologize for sharing my feelings in an essay. My feelings, my essay. Sorry has no place here. #writingcommunity #essays

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I wrote about living with large breasts. It’s a blessing and a curse. #essays #writingcommunity

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Soon it will be that time of year when we check last year’s writing goals and then create new ones. How did you all do? “Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.” —Christina Rossetti #writingcommunity #essays #awritingpractice

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Women have much to say at this time. Speak up, connect, and write. “The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.” —Adrienne Rich #writingcommunity #women

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I’m always looking for writing exercises for myself and my students. I found a brilliant one today thanks to Brevity Blog and Charlotte Wilkins! #writingcommunity #essays

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When people cut you out of their lives, because they weren’t happy about what you wrote, it says more about them than you. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ― Louisa May Alcott #writingcommunity

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How are nonfiction writers and journalists dealing with writing personal essays and articles regarding their stance on the 2024 election? Have you halted, or are you dealing with hate mail too? #writingcommunity #nonfiction #journalism

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“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” —Audre Lorde An interview with CBS/KNX Radio on my viral HuffPost essay. I overcame the worry of more hate mail. www.audacy.com/podcast/coun...

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We have to face that memoirs are difficult to write because they are almost always about the hard stuff. If not, then something is likely missing. Sedaris is blunt, but I totally get him. “I like nonfiction books about people with wretched lives.” —David Sedaris #memior #writingcommunity

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I used to think I had to wait for inspiration to write. Sometimes that meant months of no writing. Now I know better. “I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” —Pearl S. Buck #writingcommunity #awritingpractice

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The reason I write and read essays and memoir is for community connection. Knowing others are navigating this wild boat ride through life keeps me afloat. #writingcommunity #memoir #nonfiction #essays #awritingpractice

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I love how books infiltrate my life. Does this happen to you? I was thinking I need a Cape Cod vacation this summer. I then thought of Catherine Newman’s novel Sandwich and smiled. #writingcommunity

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On Thanksgiving, following 2 weeks of tens of thousands of trumper hate mail and comments, calling me the b word, the c word, and every other rotten word, I had a non turkey dinner, wrote a new essay, and prepared for the next holiday.

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