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I’m Back
All these months of an invisible writing website doesn’t mean that I haven’t been writing however. I have been working hard and steadily...
nancywaldman
May 1, 2017
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Fallow
…left unsown for a period, in order to restore fertility… Because of REASONS, I haven’t been writing for weeks. I did some revisions and...
nancywaldman
May 10, 2016
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The Age We Are
People tell me not to call myself “old,” as if denying it will change the truth of it. (My mom is still well at 97, so I have it in...
nancywaldman
Apr 1, 2016
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Stretch Goals
Oh yes. That little thing called “Weekend Warrior.” This is an in-house contest run by participants of the Codex Writing...
nancywaldman
Feb 29, 2016
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Stats! Goals!
First of all: Yay! I remembered how to construct a rudimentary html table. Some things we never forget: how to ride a bike, how to make a...
nancywaldman
Jan 5, 2016
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What About 2015?
leaps and bounds 2015 was my best writing year BY FAR. *leaps and bounds* That the year was also extremely challenging on a personal...
nancywaldman
Jan 2, 2016
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Lazy Summer Days?
Yes, there was a wedding in the middle of June which took me away for a week, but other than that, I’ve been home—even more than usual....
nancywaldman
Aug 8, 2013
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Grey Area: 13 Ghost Stories
My indie publishing house, Third Person Press, decided to put together a ghost story anthology because we get more ghost story...
nancywaldman
Aug 4, 2013
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How I Became a ‘Highly Active’ Writer
Hey, we all know it. Writers sit too much. And the longer we sit, the more we read about how damaging sitting is. It’s enough to make us...
nancywaldman
Jul 5, 2013
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VP-XVII & ME
Last year, an online acquaintance—Gary Henderson—from my Second Life writing group—The Quillians—got accepted to Viable Paradise Writer’s...
nancywaldman
Jul 3, 2013
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Day 6 – 30 Nano Post-Mortem
The thing I’m most proud of after successfully finishing NaNoWriMo is that I made no foolish pledge to blog everyday during the month....
nancywaldman
Dec 3, 2012
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Kangaroos are Cool
Canadians do not say such sentences casually. We say it with the same emotion as someone would say, “I won the lottery!” It stays cold...
nancywaldman
Aug 16, 2012
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Seeing Voices
So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...
nancywaldman
Jul 18, 2012
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Hemingwaying and Hawing
According to news stories, Hemingway said he re-wrote the ending of this iconic novel 39 times, but I guess he underestimated. I love...
nancywaldman
Jul 11, 2012
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Learning Our Colours
In honour of my granddaughter, Cadi who will be five on Wednesday. 2007 — #grandmother #Maine #Acadia #granddaughter #essay...
nancywaldman
Jun 6, 2010
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White Lilacs and other dreams
white lilacs It’s that time of year…time to re-dream lilacs. I wrote this in 2007. Lilacs were not a part of my life until I moved...
nancywaldman
May 27, 2010
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