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Carol S. Mann
Category Archives: Finding Ideas: The Creative Process
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a special day, whether your mother is nearby, across the country, or across the ocean. It’s a time to reach out to her, hear her voice, hold her hand. It’s a time to renew that special bond. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Art, Children and Mother's Day, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Blog, Mother's Day Book, Mother's Day Memories, Mother's Day Poems, poetry, The book All Ways A Woman, watercolors
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Marketing Your Book
We’ve been busy marketing All Ways A Woman and no one ever said marketing was easy. If you ever watch the TV show Shark Tank, shark Mark Cuban always asks the entrepreneurs who want the sharks to invest if they … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, poetry, Writing
Tagged All Ways A Woman by Carol Mann and Lynn Centeno, Book marketing ideas, invitation to a book event, Launching a book, Mark Cuban, marketing ideas for your book, marketing your book, placing a book in a museum store, Shark Tank
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To Collaborate or Not?
Collaborating with others on an endeavor is no easy matter. People have diverse personalities, work styles, and learning styles. You may say, “I prefer to work alone,” or “Collaborating isn’t for me.” Granted, it’s tricky. It’s risky. It’s complicated. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged actor, Art, co-authoring a book, collaborate, collaborative effort, mounting a play, poetry, respect efforts of others, team teaching, Theatre, theatre director, tricks for working together, working together, writing
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What is it about a lighthouse?
What is it about a lighthouse and lighthouses in general? They seem to trigger tales of adventure or danger or disaster. They attract artists and photographers who want to capture their majesty and stalwart strength against nature. Writers such as … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged couplet, Edgar Allan Poe, fiction, ghazal, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lighthouse, lighthouse mystique, poetic style, poetry, rhyme, syllables, Virginia Woolf, writing
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The Summit
We all have experiences in our lives that are unforgettable, that are destined to become life memories. I’m talking about events that made a great impression, gave a sense of accomplishment, filled you with joy, filled you with gratitude, stayed … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, memoir, poetry, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged climbing Mt. Whitney, finding inspiration, inspiration, life memories, Mt. Whitney, poem, poetry, unforgettable memories, writing your memories
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Stepping in Potholes
I have some writing projects I want to work on, but I keep falling into life’s potholes. Like what you may ask? Ah, let me count the ways. Pothole number one: the microwave. The thing sounded like an airplane when … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, fiction writing, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, short story, Writing
Tagged chapbook, peaceful moments, personal essay, poetry, Poets and Writers Magazine, quiet time, short story, titles, writing retreat, writing time
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