Writing Life Archives • Frank Morin

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Shrek - Layers

Writing Stories – One Layer at a Time

I love in Shrek when he tells Donkey that ogres are like onions. They have layers. Even though Donkey suggests layered cake would be a better image, the onion analogy […]

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Momentum Quote

Using Deadlines to Drive Momentum

Writing is an act of creation. Building a poem, a short story, or a novel is a project that requires continuing effort for sometimes months or years. Completing that project […]

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Forbidden City

Pause to Enjoy the View

A lot of people travel during the holidays, and many of us focus on how efficiently we can get from point A to point B. How many times is the […]

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What goes around

What Goes Around

I love the topic of this month’s Fictorian posts.  Community is so important to writers.  I started writing almost ten years ago, and approached it like many of us do:  […]

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Love it. Do it.

Merry Christmas! This is my favorite time of year.  I love Christmas and everything it stands for.  It is a time of good cheer, family, and giving, regardless of religious […]

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Keeping The Balance

It seems most people you ask, “How are you doing?” these days will answer: “Busy!” I’m right there with them.  This year’s been a big year.  In writing, I’ve completed […]

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Get Out of Your Own Head

This month in the Fictorians, we are sharing the advice we would give ourselves if we could go back in time and talk with ourselves as new writers.  This post […]

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To Pants or to Plan?

This post is also published on the Fictorians, a site by writers for writers.  I recommend you check out the excellent posts from the Fictorians team. There are two opposing […]

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Setting Measurable Goals, and Plans to Reach Them

This post is also posted on the Fictorians web site.  Go there to see it along with other excellent posts on writing. This is the second of three blogs related […]

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