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Playing Games with Haiku Horizons #245
I have missed writing haiku. Every Tuesday at my Montclair Writers Support Group, each person introduces themselves and talks about writing struggles and goals. I tweak my intro every week, but it always contains “award-winning writer,” “author,” “memoir,” blah blah … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, coffee, games, haiku, Haiku Horizons, Montclair Write Group, poetry, Starbucks, writing, Yahtzee
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The Pledge of Allegiance written in emoji
In honor of July 4th, I wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in emoji. Emoji has taken over our world. My number one text image is the smiley kissey face. If you ever wondered how the Pledge of Allegiance would read as … Continue reading
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Tagged emoji, social media, writing
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How I almost lost my blog
Welcome. I almost lost this blog. For a number of reasons, I lost my domain name “dwhirsch.com.” If you click there now, you can buy shoes online. Don’t! Boycott shoes! What’s even more insulting is that the site has nothing … Continue reading
Happy anti-New Year! Words, focus and remembering January
How are your New Year Resolutions coming along? If you still remember even one of them, that’s not a bad way to start Monday, July 1, 2019. January 1st was a day filled with promise and goals and plans for … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, holiday, Michigan, New Jersey, New Year's, social media, writing
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November 1: An anti-NaNoWriMo post
“I own and operate a ferocious ego.”~Bill Moyers, American journalist I forgot. It didn’t matter that a friend asked to buddy me. It didn’t matter that I filled out my form and updated my info. Nope, none of that. I … Continue reading
Choose your own words in haiku and adventure
“Only I can change my life; no one can do it for me.”~Carol Burnett, American actress Words and video games don’t mix. The video game Zork? is a simple game: type your actions. The puzzle in this text-only game is … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, books, games, haiku, Haiku Horizons, Motown Writers Network, Pittsburgh, poetry, writing
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Success in writing: Breakdown of #ROW80 Round 4 goals, Part 1 of 3
“All great achievements require time.”~Maya Angelou, American poet Round 4 goals. Writing, reading, playing and etc, Today I’m focusing on my writing. This is how I plan to break down and work on these goals, in no particular order: WRITING: … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, DadMemoir, eBook, family, haiku, Haiku Horizons, Instagram, memoir, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, poetry, ROW80, social media, writing
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What motivates your? Goalsetting for #ROW80 Round 4
“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.”~Buddha, Indian leader When do you deserve to treat yourself? I use bribery to motivate myself. If I go through emails, then I can spend time on Instagram. If I write … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, DadMemoir, eBook, family, games, haiku, Happy Planner, Instagram, memoir, mommemoir, Penn State, planner, poetry, Pokemon GO, ROW80, scrapbook, social media, writing
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Land on my feet or my writing *bleep* as #ROW80 Round 3 ends
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love.”~Sophia Loren, Italian actress It seems I’ve been stuck in a lot of things lately. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, eBook, Facebook, family, haiku, Haiku Horizons, Happy Planner, Instagram, linkedin, mommemoir, planner, poetry, ROW80, social media, Twitter, writing
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An almost-birthday writing reflection of #ROW80 this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. I’m glad you could stop in. This little Starbucks, as you know, is the place we normally say faretheewell to my in-laws before our 12-hour drive back to Michigan. Now that we’re 2 hours away … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, eBook, family, games, holiday, memoir, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Penn State, Pokemon GO, ROW80, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Sharing the most interesting writing idea this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. I’m glad you could meet us here in Cranford. Today is my day for a Celebratory Frappuccino. I caught another Moltres and my first Tyranitar. I had poor luck yesterday while my husband rocked the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, family, games, Michigan, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Pokemon GO, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writing from a distance: good, bad, both?
“I’m thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could’ve gone the other way.”~Rick Springfield, American musician It should come as no surprise to anyone, but I write about coffee shops. The activity in coffee shops is fascinating, better … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, coffee, Coffeeshop Chronicles, Deadwood Writers, Michigan, New Jersey, writing
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Charged up and critique comments this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. Hey, how are you? Glad you could join me here at Den 10. The Bookstore Man is here is here again, sipping some tea, I think. Why I’m drinking a Café Vanilla Frappuccino in here, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, family, games, Happy Planner, memoir, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, planner, Pokemon GO, Star Trek, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writing & activity successes–and not–this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. Grab a seat. This is one of the most comfortable Starbucks I’ve been in. Of course it’s cold–every Starbucks in this universe is–but it blends spacious and cozy here. We’ve got plenty of time to … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, DadMemoir, Disney, eBook, family, games, NFPW, Pokemon GO, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare, WiiFit, writing
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A pyramid of possibilities promoting on Twitter
“To hold a pen is to be at war.”~Voltaire, French writer Last week, I missed my crystal promotion moment everywhere. My Star Trek MomMemoir that I’ve been rambling about for weeks that takes place in Las Vegas has the perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, eBook, family, holiday, Instagram, mommemoir, social media, Twitter, writing
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A schedule to publish two stories in one month
“A good beginning makes a good end.”~Louis L’Amour, American author I can do three things at once; at least, I used to. Reflecting on this past Weekend Coffee Share post, my writing and editing process reminded me of Comm 242 … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, DadMemoir, eBook, family, holiday, memoir, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, Penn State, Pittsburgh, ROW80, social media, Star Trek, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writing goals are achievable through #ROW80
“Art is the triumph over chaos.”~John Cheever, American writer It has taken me, what, 3 years to finally believe that I can do this. Do what? Everything. Okay, maybe not everything, like walking through a pit of snakes, but my … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, DadMemoir, Facebook, Instagram, linkedin, memoir, Michigan, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, ROW80, social media, Twitter, writing
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A #WeekendCoffeeShare with exciting editing advice
If we were having coffee… Hey there. Glad you could meet here. I know, no exciting, newly-discovered coffee shop, just my standard fallback here on Route 22. The texture of the Frappuccinos is hit or miss, sometimes not thick enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, DadMemoir, eBook, family, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Penn State, Star Trek, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Contradictory critiques: what do you believe?
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”~Herman Melville, American author Recent feedback for my Star trek MomMemoir is full of inconsistent whimsy. I gave myself permission to do 4 edits on my short story of … Continue reading
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Tagged eBook, family, memoir, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Star Trek, writing
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Why I’m okay not publishing my book on time
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.~John Muir, American environmentalist I did not publish my memoir on Sunday night as planned, and I’m okay with that. Why? Sunday turned into family time. My husband and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Disney, eBook, family, games, memoir, mommemoir, New Jersey, Pokemon GO, social media, Star Trek, writing
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