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Writer love: 2nd Teen Story Slam was amazing

by MKMarketing | Apr 24, 2017 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Last November, a small circle of writers and I tried something daring. We asked local teens to come out and read something they’d written to a live audience. It could be a poem, a confession, a chapter from a novel in progress, or a short story. The...

Teens, Music & The Sober Curious Movement

by MKMarketing | Mar 20, 2017 | Freelance Writing, Your highest potential

Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: Is the Sober Curious Movement the End of Teen Binge Drinking? Created by JAVI_INDY – Freepik.com For many teens, social activities never stop. With a smart device in hand, texts, posts, likes and shares are vital...

Read on: Recommended media for fans of Ancient Rome …and opera

by MKMarketing | Jan 3, 2017 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

This is a collection in progress, a heartfelt, juicy and rewarding list of the pieces of research bringing me great joy, inspiration and explosive insights as I attempt to write my third book, a retelling of George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina. I’ve been...

Just one week of meditation boosts creative problem solving

by MKMarketing | Nov 14, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: Just One Week of Meditation Can Boost Creative Problem Solving From deciding what to eat for breakfast to handling a complex dilemma at the office, there is always more than one solution to any problem The paths...

Teen Story Slam 2016 is coming!

by MKMarketing | Oct 17, 2016 | For the love of writing, Your highest potential

On Bainbridge Island, we have a wonderful bi-annual celebration of storytelling called Story Slam. Held at a local restaurant, The Treehouse Cafe, friends and neighbors dare to take the stage to tell a 5-minute true story, without props. Random judges chosen from the...
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