Tag Archives: creativity

Actions Speak Louder (in) Words

Posted on September 3, 2014 by RaineBalkera

One thing I’ve noticed in particular about my writing and the WIP I’m slowly but surely making headway on is that I tend to ignore (or perhaps just don’t realize) certain aspects while feeling confident about other areas and second-nature about … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wisdom 1

Posted on August 27, 2014 by RaineBalkera

From Writer’s Write comes this article submitted by Mia Botha about the three things we need to do and five things to avoid at the start of our novel. The article is straightforward (as always) and helpful (which is always great). In … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tales

Posted on August 26, 2014 by RaineBalkera

How true this is for me. I spend far, too much time in contemplation than I do writing, and if more than a few days go by without typing anything, it becomes that much harder to get back into true … Continue reading →

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A Writer on Reading II

Posted on August 14, 2014 by RaineBalkera

So, a bit more thought on reading writing in order to better understand my writing as a writer. Brunettes I’ve yet to read a story . . . wait . . . I just remembered one that had a blond … Continue reading →

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Memorable Fictional Character

Posted on August 12, 2014 by RaineBalkera

I’d like to finally blog about a question that was posed awhile back and kept me thinking — distracted, really. Now that my daily routine has settled down, having gone from doing nothing most days to having something to do … Continue reading →

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Romance Weekly Blog Hop — July 15 #LoveWriteChat

Posted on July 15, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Thank you for hopping over from Dani Jace‘s post. This week’s questions come from the scrumptious Jo Richardson. Sorry I missed you guys last week, but it was a rare, fun holiday excursion for me, and one in which doing … Continue reading →

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on Being Supportive

Posted on June 25, 2014 by RaineBalkera

I’m going to mention something I’ve grappled with my whole life and am not the least bit proud nor thrilled about sharing — share, I must, though. Last week the ex took us to dinner before our son set off … Continue reading →

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Compounds Conundrum

Posted on June 21, 2014 by RaineBalkera

I suppose a lot of hater mail will magically appear in my in-box as a result of this post, but that’s never stopped me before. I’m noticing the misuse of compound words to mean something the word itself doesn’t. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Longest Day of 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by RaineBalkera

So, today will be the longest day of the year, and this year I can say with some truth that I’m as happy about this annual fact as I have been in all the years past. The mark of summer … Continue reading →

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Bad Me/Good Me

Posted on June 18, 2014 by RaineBalkera

Okay, so I’m not playing the Writing 101 game anymore 😦 Bad me. I’m trying desperately hard to reach the 50,000 words for JuNoWriMo but haven’t actually written anything since Sunday. 😦 Bad me. I finished another Lisa Kleypas novel! … Continue reading →

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