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Returning to Life

July 29, 2020 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

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My hopes and desires should not be reflected in my dreams, but displayed by my actions. Since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a possibility but a quite real danger, my whole sleep schedule and work ethic has been thrown for a loop. The U.S.A. that I love and call home is […]

Filed Under: progress, writing life Tagged With: actions, despair, dreams, hope

Practice Imperfect

January 3, 2020 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

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Practice is not about reaching a destination. I heard “practice makes perfect” early on, when I was taking piano lessons back in my teenage years. Practice was a means to an end; practice a music piece until it was known. Then I wouldn’t need to practice it anymore, except to perform it or refresh it […]

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NaNoWiMo 2019 – Lessons Learned

December 9, 2019 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

Once again, I entered November with the best of intentions, and did not come close to the traditional 50,000 word goal of National Novel Writing Month. I did create a new story with an outline, characters, and over 9000 words, and I learned a few things as well. From my time in the military, I […]

Filed Under: NaNoWriMo, writing life Tagged With: Lessons Learned, NaNoWriMo, Novlr.org

TSTW – Back from Critique

May 22, 2019 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

Text with revision notes

I received a critique back with some very constructive criticism. So, yay?

Filed Under: progress, writing life Tagged With: story

Blue pen, clay pen

May 10, 2019 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

blue poly clay pen

First polymer clay pen. This stuff is much, much different from acrylics and wood. Mainly, it can’t handle the heat.

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Away we go

May 9, 2019 by Gary Kline Leave a Comment

fountain pen writing on ruled paper

But this is the learning process – trying things, seeing what works and what doesn’t, then applying those lessons in the next attempt.

Filed Under: progress, writing life Tagged With: story

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  • Auntie’s Cellar Door – Fiction
  • Returning to Life
  • Practice Imperfect
  • NaNoWiMo 2019 – Lessons Learned
  • TSTW – Back from Critique

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