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Writing: New Year – Old Year

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Thank goodness 2014 is nearly over! Let’s break out the champagne and usher in the New Year! Okay, so that’s a blood orange mimosa, but you catch my drift. 2014 was a downer, a fallow 365 days of suffering, high … Continue reading →

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Sorrow and Art

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ve been Facebook chatting with several people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives right now. Suicides, break-ups, aging parents, adult children with mega-problems. In my previous post, I mentioned that I have difficulty speaking. It’s not that I can’t … Continue reading →

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Why Writing is Better Than Talking

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My good friends know that I’m depressed this winter, partially because of SAD and partly because of family issues. I think of myself as a warrior woman. Machine gun me with nails, I’ll spit them right back at you. Say … Continue reading →

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Why I Am NOT Participating in NaNoWriMo This Year

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, which starts November 1 and ends November 30. If you’re a procrastinating writer like me, you need every cattle prod or device out there to kick you into … Continue reading →

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Another Set of Eyes

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ve spent quite a few months in inactivity. My creativity hasn’t dried up, it’s just taken a sabbatical. Hopefully, somewhere nice and warm, like the French Riviera. As an artist and a creative person, when the well threatens drought conditions, … Continue reading →

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Action: You’ll Never Accomplish Your Goals Without It

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ll admit, I’ve been in a bit of a slump. There are a lot of things going on my life right now. Kids. Parent. Work. Outside influences. More outside influences. Even more outside influences. I’m normally a pretty upbeat person, … Continue reading →

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What To Do When The Writing Dries Up

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This summer has been brutal. Exceedingly so. If you’d like to read about it, go here, otherwise save yourself some misery and continue on. I have a confession to make: because of what was going on up there, I haven’t … Continue reading →

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