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Writers, how do you manage your time? Have you discovered the Pomodoro technique? storyempire.com/2026/10/27/w… via @storyempire

Writers, how do you manage your time? Have you discovered the Pomodoro technique?

Few of us have the luxury to be full time writers, so for most of us writing has to fit around our lives, family commitments, and often a full-time job. If we are to keep up productivity, time mana…

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“Is this call finished?”

Our internet access disappeared around Midday the other day. Mrs Widds, who works completely on-line, was not amused. She rang our service provider and inquired as to when service might resume. The…

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An Autumn Memory... jenanita01.com/2026/10/25/an…

An Autumn Memory…

Thanks no doubt to the temperature dropping and the stormy rain and winds, autumn seems to have changed its mind… Come back, please; all is forgiven…

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Silent Sunday – Blazing! elizawaters.com/2026/10/24/s…

Silent Sunday – Blazing!

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Monday Magic... jenanita01.com/2026/10/19/mo…

Monday Magic…

Fancy a walk, anyone? Actually I do, but I can’t tear myself away from Swan Song! The more I read it, the more I love it. All I have to do now is finish writing it. But this is the tricky par…

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Smorgasbord Funnies 2026 - Host Sally Cronin and the Social Media Team - Ageing and Miscommunication smorgasbordinvitation.wordpr… via @sgc58

Smorgasbord Funnies 2026 – Host Sally Cronin and the Social Media Team – Ageing and Miscommunication

Over the years I have been saving funnies from my various social media platforms and particularly Facebook… some from members of our writing community and I hope they don’t mind if I sh…

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Sharing the Load… jenanita01.com/2026/10/14/sh…

Sharing the Load…

Sharing the theme for my latest story with my favorite character, Detective David Snow, seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. I thought it would help both of us to cope and survive our current …

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Wordless Wednesday – Vibrant Sunrise elizawaters.com/2026/10/13/w…

Wordless Wednesday – Vibrant Sunrise

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Monday Magic... jenanita01.com/2026/10/12/mo…

Monday Magic…

Welcome to a brand new week, folks! Time to put summer away and get ready for the colder weather. Mother Nature is getting ready to sleep and sending her last message until the new year… As m…

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Sunday Surprise... jenanita01.com/2026/10/11/su…

Sunday Surprise…

I spotted this little fellow in a neighbour’s garden the other day, and it reminded me of how much I love these Chinese lanterns, and that I really should grow some of my own next year! Last …

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RIVERGIRL: Five days four countries rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.…
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Story Structure: Freytag's Pyramid storyempire.com/2026/10/08/s… via @storyempire

Story Structure: Freytag’s Pyramid

Greetings Storytellers. Diana’s here with another post in my Story Structure series. We’ve hit lots of the popular ones that work with multiple genres. Today, we’re going to d…

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Recap: From a Reader to a Writer…

in #Fiction, books, inspiration, sharing interests nearly finished! I have always enjoyed reading books. Mostly for the sense of escapism involved. Somewhere you can forget about your own life and …

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False Prophets? jenanita01.com/2026/10/03/fa…

False Prophets?

I can’t be the only one getting these emails, but no one else has mentioned them yet. Every blessed morning, I get at least one or two messages from representatives of Publishing Houses or Literary…

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Sleep of the dead... jenanita01.com/2026/09/29/sl…

Sleep of the dead…

At least, that’s what it felt like! The new medication (and all its promises) arrived early last week, and I grabbed it with both hands, eager for the relief it promised. Almost immediately, …

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RIVERGIRL: Transport with a difference rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.…
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In Defense of the Mystery Box storyempire.com/2026/09/29/i… via @storyempire

In Defense of the Mystery Box

Welcome back, my fellow creatives! My twins had their birthday a few weeks back. They came back from school to a table with two pyramids of wrapped boxes–every box an odd shape, but papered i…

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Another Life... jenanita01.com/2026/09/27/an…

Another Life…

Like the sapling in this image, my WIP is growing at last. As I neared the halfway point, I began to worry about the ending. I know that some authors usually have an idea, but I think I was relying…

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Monday Mourning... jenanita01.com/2026/09/21/mo…

Monday Mourning…

If I look into this bear’s eyes, I see myself and feel his solitude. I know I must try harder to pull myself together, but it gets harder. Harder to do anything, but curl up on the sofa and c…

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