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Writer—health advocate—earth/human rights activist—traveller—artist—observer—journalist—poet—purveyor of love & lover of life with all its challenges, inc. CRPS

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14 Aug 2088308420034060583

“The flow of a #story seems logical when seen through the lens of plot structure, but who really dictates this? Your #characters—who don’t always cooperate… An emotion amplifier pushes them from one point to the next… adds volatility, vulnerability.�

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Need to Get a Stubborn Character Moving? Use an Amplifier

How do emotion amplifiers support story structure? Here's how they can be used to move the character from one plot point to the next.

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12 Aug 2087583645154382051

“Writing is always a process of discovery. I never know the end, or even the events on the next page, until they happen. There's a constant interplay between the imagining and shaping of the story.� ~ Kim Edwards #writingcommunity

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11 Aug 2087221260379939161

fragile moon…
losing myself
into the silence

~ Andrea Cecon, @andreochka // #Photography by Jerad Armijo, @awayiflew / https://buff.ly/zLqFBEd #haiku #micropoetry

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10 Aug 2086858868441620575

“We are bound to each other by the smallest filaments of hope and possibility… Do your work. Live the creative life… then, get back to the #writing, or whatever it is that you do… We are an art-making species… No one but you can make your #art.� https://buff.ly/8PeLp0H

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6 Aug 2085409318380134733

“It is not true that people stop pursuing #dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.� ~ #GabrielGarciaMarquez

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5 Aug 2085046933345685877

great blue heron
the whole river
in its wings

~ Stephen Toft, published in @shadowpondjrnl // #birdphotography by Joseph Svelnys, @LightNatures #haiku #vss365

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4 Aug 2084684541222858871

“Sometimes I was so tired of it I hated every sentence and chapter and the entire universe. Other times I felt like I was doing the thing I’d always wanted to do… The more I learn about #writing, the more I realise there is to learn.� @AnnabelSmithAUS https://buff.ly/3eQ6eyK

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3 Aug 2084322157832618465

“A whisper. To speak in a whisper. To whisper—like the sea.�

~ Anna Kamieńska // #Photography: ‘Atlantic Ocean’ by Artur Pastor

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31 Jul 2083234990435770517

“There is no room for perfection in #writing. There is however room for hard work, sleepless nights, early mornings, back-talking, incorrigible characters… There is room for bettering yourself and your writing. And there is room for excellence.� https://buff.ly/4copZtp

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