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Anne Lamott’s tips for growing your creative spirit–and sense of purpose.

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Jun 1, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Freelance Writing, Who is Writing What?

I offer you a guest-post of sorts today in the form of excerpts from Time Lost and Found by author Anne Lamott which I just found in the always pleasing Sunset magazine. As a mother who is a freelance writer and editor working from home, I often place my own needs...

Chapter two… Done? Not so fast

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 18, 2010 | Fiction Novel Writing

It was with a great sense of accomplishment that I completed chapter two. I absolutely loved getting in the mind of Mike Hayden, and introducing his thoughts, some of his history, and his pain from the loss of his beloved Camille. My main character, Treva, was...

Your Aha! Moment – Neural Evidence for Sudden Insight

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 17, 2010 | For the love of writing

A recent study published by the Cell Press in the May 13 issue of the journal Neuron supports the idea of “a-ha” moments in the brain that are associated with sudden insight. In the words of Albert Einstein, “You can never solve a problem on the...
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