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His Grandparents’ House (Extract) | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. His Grandparents’ House (Extract). His Grandparents’ House (Extract). This extract is from the story: His Grandparents’ House. Found in my short story collection,. Looking For America: Short stories from the Shetland Islands. Aye Lad, it’s been a hard morning.’Tammy’s throat is dry. He could do with a flask of tea. He starts the engine. January 7, 2014. HOLY CRAP this is awesome! January 7, 2014. Kristi, thanks very much for your kind comment and ...
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Compassion | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. All, Compassion / January 14, 2015. 1000 Voices Speak For Compassion. All, Compassion / February 19, 2015. He Is Worthy of Compassion. All, Compassion / February 21, 2015. If not me, then who? All of us. #1000Speak the Thank Yous. Compassion, Parenting, Social Issues / March 19, 2015. Make Friends With Your Inner Bully. All, Compassion / January 17, 2015. One Thousand Things of Thankful. How Compassion Helps with Anger. Focusing on compassion and ...
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7 Ways To Help You Write When You Feel Depressed | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. 7 Ways To Help You Write When You Feel Depressed. 7 Ways To Help You Write When You Feel Depressed. A Health Visitor came to see me to determine whether or not I had post-natal depression. She read a list of statements and asked me to agree or disagree. I don’t remember them all, but they were along these lines: I feel anxious and scared for no good reason. The Health Visitor concluded I was somewhat depressed, and she was right. With a tiny baby ...
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Mindfulness for Writers (or for Anyone) | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. Mindfulness for Writers (or for Anyone). Mindfulness for Writers (or for Anyone). What does kindness have to do with mindfulness or even with writing? And just what exactly is mindfulness? To this, I would also add that mindfulness is observing your experience, including thoughts. Without judgement. The moment we add judgement into the mix, we lose mindfulness. This is incredibly important and yet it is what we are most likely to overlook. Notice ...
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purpose of writing | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. Mindfulness, purpose of writing / April 10, 2016. I wonder why I write…. All, purpose of writing / March 21, 2014. Changes and Things to Come. Creative writing tips, mindfulness, purpose of writing / December 18, 2013. Who Writes Your Stories? Creative writing tips, mindfulness, overcome writer’s block, purpose of writing, writing tips / September 12, 2013. 7 Ways To Help You Write When You Feel Depressed. Why Do I Write? Why Do You Write? Live in...
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1000 Voices Speak For Compassion | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. 1000 Voices Speak For Compassion. 1000 Voices Speak For Compassion. Compassion. Sometimes it seems our world has in short supply. There have been some shockingly violent occurences in the world lately. The murder of school children in Pakistan. In December and of journalists in Paris. Last week, the massacre of 2000 people in Nigeria. Reading a newspaper report of the last of those deeply affected me. This paragraph keeps coming into my mind:.
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mindfulness | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. Gratitude, mindfulness, Parenting Teens / April 12, 2014. Thankfulness is a breeze, and sometimes a hurricane. All, Humor, mindfulness, overcome writer’s block / August 22, 2014. This Post is a Waste of Time (or maybe not). All, mindfulness / March 11, 2016. Is It Possible to Choose Happiness? Compassion, mindfulness, Self-compassion / February 20, 2015. Self Compassion – Does it Work? Beliefs, Gratitude, mindfulness, society / October 27, 2013.
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books on writing | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. Book reviews, books on writing, creative writing tips, hints for beginning writers, mindfulness, overcome writer’s block / December 13, 2013. The Friday Review: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Book reviews, books on writing, creative writing tips, hints for beginning writers / November 29, 2013. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott: A Review. Book reviews, books on writing, hints for beginning writers, writing tips / January 2, 2014. A book on writing b...
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How to Easily Make Tweetable Quotes | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. How to Easily Make Tweetable Quotes. How to Easily Make Tweetable Quotes. Why make Tweetable quotes? People are more likely to tweet your post from a quote. Some readers will tweet one post as many times as you have tweetable quotes in it! You can include a hashtag and/or direct your post to a person on Twitter. These don’t show up in your post, but form part of the tweet. Which Blogs will these instructions work for? How to make tweetable quotes.
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Connection For Creativity | Yvonne Spence
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Hints for beginning writers. Hints for beginning writers. Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it; they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. In his book,. When we are in a creative fl. Ow, we connect with something other than our own minds. I was surprised when I read. Because I had...
