Category Archives: How To

Writer’s Challenge: Create Your Inner Sanctuary

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

Maybe you’ve just started writing. Maybe you’ve been writing for forever and need a new tactic. With this challenge, you’ll explore what you really want as a writer – from the inside out. I dare you to take two hours … Continue reading →

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An Inner Sanctuary

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

  Today I’d like to share with you a guest blog on Chris Weigand’s site, Faith, Inspiration, and a Cup of Tea. In this article, I talk about how to build a sanctuary in your mind. Writers, this will be … Continue reading →

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Write from the Heart

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

  Hey, writers. A lot has happened since my last post. One of the things I am most proud of in this writing life came to a close…but it opened a new chapter in my writing. Life’s like that. You … Continue reading →

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The Space Between Words by Heather Sargent

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

Hey, writers! Please welcome hybrid writer Heather Sargent to DarWrites! Heather specializes in weaving poetry and prose – her work is really cool and I think you’ll like her advice on “The Space Between Words!” Take it away, Heather! The … Continue reading →

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Coffee Talk & Writer Secrets #5: the Procrastination and Answer Post

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Hey, writers. It’s time for coffee and talking. This week I made blueberry muffins to go with this talk…and they disappeared. You know I’m procrastinating when I’m cooking instead of plotting. The cooking is usually spurred on by a need … Continue reading →

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Elemental Writing and Insecure Writing

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

Elemental Writing and Insecure Writing #IWSG Today’s post comes as a response to a prompt from the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Congrats to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group – the website was added to the Write Life’s 100 Best Websites … Continue reading →

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Coffee Talk and Writer Secrets #3

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

  Hey, writer. How’s it going? I hope you’re having a fabulous week and are looking forward to work and everything else life has to offer. But I’ve got a question for you, and for being brave, I’ll let you … Continue reading →

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Movement in Homer’s The Odyssey

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

I am not a poet, but Homer’s Odyssey makes me want to write as beautifully and simply as he does. The Odyssey has become one of my favorite novels because of beautiful lines like: “Side by side the two men … Continue reading →

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Sympathetic Characters and Violence in Vladimir Sorokin’s Ice Trilogy

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Vladimir Sorokin’s Ice Trilogy, a compilation of three books: Bro, Ice, and 23,000, is an epic tale of what happens if alien entities fall to Earth in a meteorite and must take over human bodies to get to their next … Continue reading →

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