To sign up for Robyn’s bi-monthly “The Writer’s Chat” blog for writers, simply email her at: robconbookdoc@gmail.com. The samples below, as well as many others are also found in the anthology The Healthy Writer’s Handbook. These chats feature topics common to a solitary writing lifestyle and anchor writing friends in a virtual chat even when we’re logged in at our distant computers
Seeds and Such
You writers are so creative, both with your words and your watermelon stories. Enjoy these musings from last week’s prompt and be sure to ponder our Chatter-Publicist Stephanie Barko’s invitation at the end of this Chat. The timing of her invitation is why this issue is going out mid-week. Besides munching ...
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Spring Writing to Fall Goals
You writers are so creative, both with your words and your watermelon stories. Enjoy these musings from last week’s prompt and be sure to ponder our Chatter-Publicist Stephanie Barko’s invitation at the end of this Chat. The timing of her invitation is why this issue is going out mid-week. Besides munching ...
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LOFTY Writing
Morning Writers! Did any of you—as I did—create your first lofty poems and stories, hoping to inspire readers with your lofty phrases? Lofty, lofty, wordy, wordy, I wrote, suffering from the epitome of picturesque prose. So I hunkered down and studied the craft of writing. Learning the genuine hard work ...
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More About Libraries
Of course, any chat surrounding libraries in any form works for me. Sitting cross-legged on cold tile floors of our school library in Burley, Idaho, I picked through all the books about critters: beavers, badgers, and my favorite: otters—oh mygosh! I sure enjoyed learning about their fun-loving natures. So, what ...
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