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Tag Archives: Inspiration
How a Figment of My Own Imagination Killed the Crankies
I recently went back to work on my NaNo novel. I decided that, before I edited (and rewrote) too much, I should gather all the background information that I didn’t do the first time. So, I am redoing my outline, … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged #pubwrite, Actor, Blog, Book, Character Development, Fiction, Inspiration, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karen DeLabar, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Novel, Susan Borath, writer, writing
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The Performance Hangover
Karen and I had a busy weekend with three performances of Willy Wonka. It was great to finally see all of our hard work pay off in the reactions of the audience. As always, the entire cast fed off the … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized
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Tagged Blog, creativity, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, Social networking, Susan Borath, Websites, Willy Wonka, writer, writing
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My Father’s Daughter
I am my father’s daughter…oh, look! A shiny paperclip! That about says it all doesn’t it? Ok, not really, but its a good way to start a post about a girl who could never settle on anything. When kids were … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized
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Tagged Dad, Education, Father, Futures, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, NaNoWriMo, Novel, Susan Borath, writer
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The Amazing Power of Timeout
I never thought I would say this, but here goes: Monday again? Yay! No, I haven’t gone crazy. It was just one of those weekends. I have written before about taking the weekend off from writing, something I planned to … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized
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Tagged Character Development, creativity, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Novel, romance novel, Susan Borath, writer, writing
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Dude, What’s That Smell?
Have you noticed that creative types are always tweeting, posting, blogging about their musical inspirations? Almost every writer I follow has posted something about a song that has helped them write. I know that I have turned to music plenty … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged Crayons, creativity, Disney, Five Senses, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, Music, Smell, Susan Borath, Veronica Bocian, writing
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Dear Abby: Kiss My Butt
I’ve been debating whether or not to write this post for some time now. Most days the subject doesn’t bother me and I don’t even think about it. Other days it makes me want to bang my head against the … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged Adverbs, Advice Blogs, distraction, Flashbacks, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, Novel, Prologue, Susan Borath, WIP, writer, writing
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Magic Lands
Every year, our community theatre has one huge weekend where every cast member, parents, grandparents, children, and even some friends come help us make major changes. For this year’s production of Willy Wonka, this weekend was that weekend, when we … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Fun Stuff, Writing
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Tagged CAST, Catasauqua Area Showcase Theatre, Contemporary Romance, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, Magic, Novel, romance, Susan Borath, Willy Wonka, WIP, writing
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I Don’t Need Pants, I’m a Writer
Last Friday I mentioned how I almost left the house with no pants on. Sadly, it was true and not just a funny thing to write in a post. My mornings are hectic with trying to get a 1 and … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Writing
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Tagged Blog, Blogging, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, Life, No Pants, Stress, Susan Borath, Twitter, writer, writing
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Ooh, look at the pretty pictures!
Good Morning and Happy Opening Day! (Really, I am not doing another post about baseball—I just needed to get that out. Besides, the Phillies’ first game isn’t until tomorrow.) 🙂 About a year and a half ago, I had a … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Writing
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Tagged Blog, Blogging, Character Development, Fiction, Google, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Novel, romance novel, Susan Borath, Twitter, WIP, write, writer, Writers Resources, writing
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Spring has sprung…or not
Spring is my favorite time of year. The flowers are blooming, the birds singing, everything is coming back to life. Add in the warmer temperatures and the stronger, brighter sun, and I want to spend as much time as possible … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Reading
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Tagged Book, Books, Inspiration, Karen DeLabar, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, novels, reading, Susan Borath
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