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Teaching Me To Keep Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Giving Feedback, Giving Thanks, Growing Up A Writer, Influences, Inspiration, Jennie, Paying Tribute, Receiving Feedback, Rejection, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on November 28, 2016

by Jennie Jarvis As a writer, I’ve had a lot of teachers guide me on my journey to get all those pesky stories out of my head and onto the page. Some of them guided me in a classroom, such as Hal Ackerman and Dr. Lee Beger, teaching me in the traditional manner – teacher […]

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Refilling The Well: Getting Re-inspired After A Creative Drought by Jennie Jarvis

Posted by jarviswrites in Inspiration, Jennie, Staying Inspired, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, What inspires me on September 23, 2016

By Jennie Jarvis Have you ever had a period of time where the very idea of writing stresses you out? You remember what writing is, don’t you? That thing you used to do, long ago, that gave you so much joy? But now, when you think about doing it, all you feel is guilty and […]

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A Pet’s Point of View: Showing not Telling in Disney’s Feast by Brad Windhauser

Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Reviews, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 23, 2015

A Pet’s Point of View: Showing not Telling in Disney’s Feast by Brad Windhauser When writing, I’ll explore any topic or idea that piques my interest. However, I typically avoid a child’s point of view—I prefer a narrator and a vantage point infused with more maturity than the average child is capable of—and I never […]

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Special Edition: Forgive and Get On With It: Getting Back Into Writing After A Long Break

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection, Special Editions, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me on June 23, 2015

By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it: Sometimes, life throws us some curve balls that can affect our writing. It might be something as innocent as things getting busy at work, but it could also be something really stressful like a move or even the death of a loved one. I dealt with multiple curve balls […]

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Hats Off: Ten Things To Consider When Writing Your Acknowledgements

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Paying Tribute, Paying Tribute, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writer's Signature, Writing Advice on November 8, 2014

by Jennie Jarvis As Brad stated in his great post last week, this month we here at 5 Writers are getting into the spirit of Thanksgiving and talking about paying tribute in our work. For me, this topic feels very timely since it was only a few short months ago when I turned into my editor the Acknowledgements for […]

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Special Edition: 5 Ways Exploring New Mediums Can Re-Invigorate Your Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Rejection, Special Editions, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 23, 2014

by Jennie Jarvis Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending a great workshop on writing Children’s Picture Books, conducted by Alicia Thompson (@Aliciabooks). I’ve never written Picture Books before, and I don’t have any children. However, I was suffering from a post-writing project burnout, and the idea of exploring this new medium seemed… […]

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Just Keep Swimming: Jennie’s Secret to Staying Positive In The Wake Of Rejection

Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Rejection, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 3, 2014

By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it – In the writing industry, we face a lot of rejection. In fact, most people know more about how writers are rejected than any other part of the industry. Throughout my life, each time I have told various teachers, parents, friends and strangers about my career choice of being […]

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Inspiration

Posted by Emilia Fuentes Grant in Guest Bloggers, What inspires me on May 1, 2012

I imagine that the first time I spoke, I did so out of necessity. I’m not talking about my first word. I mean the first time I uttered a sound with the intention of expressing my singular, interior wants or needs to the people around me. I can’t remember the moment, but I visualize it […]

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Unexpected Inspiration

Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, What inspires me on April 25, 2012

We live in a crazy world. With all the demands for a nanosecond of our attention spans, it’s easy to tune out, shut down or narrow our focus. As writers, however, we have to open up. Open our eyes. Our ears. Our noses. Our hearts (Okay, not literally, please!). Stories are everywhere—from a walk in […]

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Where My Ideas Come From: Or Why My Family Runs And Hides When I Start A New Play.

Posted by LadyLadder in Linda, What inspires me on April 16, 2012

“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire, I won’t look any further than my own backyard, because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.”  The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie.  Except for that line.  I hate that line.  Because I always wanted to go places, see […]

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