Today: “Do not rush to complete your goals.  Be sure that everyone is on board and you are not working at cross purposes.” – from the I Ching — Hari Nam and Healing Heart Center

Find a way not to be drawn into a conflict you cannot win. Those goading you have much power and would like to use it against you. Bide your time. Find refuge in your daily life. Quietly serve in your righteous path until the hostile forces have met their inevitable collapse. Meditation: NM0336 – For […]

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In Celebration — Author Perfectly Flawed

This week, in celebration of Juneteenth, I wanted to share a compilation or writers who contributed to our world through their words. Because, unless you haven’t heard – Black Lives Matter. Note: The backdrop for these images is the Pan African Flag that symbolizes freedom Harriet Jacobs was an escaped slave who became an active […]

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How to Gain That Last 1% in Your Writing — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz It’s been said that the difference between a good novel and a great novel is only 1%. When I first read that, it used to drive me nuts. What is that 1%? If you asked 100 people, you would probably get 100 different answers. What I’m talking about here […]

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Remembering What You Wrote — A Writer’s Path

by Doug Lewars It’s easy isn’t it? You wrote it so naturally you remember it. Such is not always the case. I’m reminded of a book I wrote some years ago. It’s a fantasy and a woman is killed and moved into something I refer to as the Midworld. Anyway, not knowing her […]

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The Top 5 Writing Distractions — A Writer’s Path

by ARHuelsenbeck In the YouTube ad for her MasterClass, Joyce Carol Oates says, “The great enemy of writing isn’t your own lack of talent; it’s being interrupted by other people. Constant interruptions are the destruction of the imagination.” Yeah, that’s true, but if you’ve ever struggled to find a block of time to […]

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How to Feel Like Writing Again — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz We’ve all felt it at one time or another. The story loses its shine and you’re left with a half-completed story. Why does this happen, and how do you continue? For a lot of writers, this is the mid-point of the story, but truly, it can happen at any point. […]

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How to Apply the Principles of Fast Learning to Become a Better Writer — A Writer’s Path

by Rafal Reyzer You’ve heard that to become proficient at any specialized skill, you need at least 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. This view has been popularized by Malcolm Gladwell through his book The Outliers. The 10k rule has since been debunked, and we intuitively know that improvement doesn’t take so long. However, […]

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