Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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Writers Have Secrets? Oh, my!
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group June 3 question – Writers have secrets! What are one or two of yours, something readers would never know from your work? While I don’t consider that as a writer I have secrets, I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG
Tagged #IWSG, dragons, stone hearts, The Green Man, The Insecure Writer's Support Group
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I just got a 1- or 2-star review! What do I do now?
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group The May 6 question of “Do you have any rituals that you use when you need help getting into the ZONE? Care to share?” is one I can answer that in two simple sentences: Not … Continue reading
My Life with the COVID-19 Lockdown…so far
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (#IWSG) Our April 1 question – The IWSG’s focus is on our writers. Each month, from all over the globe, we are a united group sharing our insecurities, our troubles, and our pain. So, in … Continue reading
It’s Read an eBook Week – March 1-7: What are you reading?
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (#IWSG) Rather than answer the March 4 question posed by the group, I’ve chosen to write about this week’s national recognition on eReading. It’s Read an eBook Week – March 1-7: What are you reading? … Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Reading
Tagged #AHAgrp, #eReading, #IWSG, #MMRWA, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, fiction
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A Valentine for You – With Love
Movies + Romance = The Key to My Heart I’m a romantic in so many ways, it would take another blog to explain all of my many connections to Venus, the moon, nature, and more. As a romantic, I adore … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Movies, Movies
Tagged #romance, Alan Rickman, Characters, Colin Firth, Huge Grant, Jane Austen, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, Love, Love Actually, Matthew McFadden, Movies, Out of Africa, Persuasion, Pillow Talk, Possession, Pride & Prejudice, Robert Redford, Rock Hudson, Rufus Sewell, Sense & Sensibility, Somewhere in Time, Thomas Hardy, Valentine's Day
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Pictures Worth More Than a Thousand Words
I’m one of those writers who finds stories everywhere: from conversations, articles I’ve read, seeing something in nature, from words a character in another story utters, from looking outside my window, from songs, from reading a list of poisons, visiting … Continue reading
It All Began With a Book Report
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group January 8 question – What started you on your writing journey? Was it a particular book, movie, story, or series? Was it a teacher/coach/spouse/friend/parent? Did you just “know” suddenly you wanted to write? It All … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging, Inspiration, writing
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, In The Beginning
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The One Trait Every Writer Needs
The One Trait Every Writer Needs Originally posted on June 25, 2014 on my Only for the Brave blog, I offer this advice again. It’s advice that never gets old. This trait is the one trait that finally saw me getting my … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Motivation, Persistance, Publishing, writing
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Writer's Trait
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The Joy of Writing & Knowing When It’s Time to Quit
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group December 4 question – Let’s play a game. Imagine. Role-play. How would you describe your future writer self, your life and what it looks and feels like if you were living the dream? Or if … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Blogging, writing
Tagged #AHAgrp, #IWSG, #MMRWA, Blogging, failure, letting go, quitting, writing
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Runes – An Ancient Oracle Tool: It’s All Been Rune’d
Once again, Keri Kruspe has written a fantastic post for my blog. I was over the moon reading this post because it spoke to me. Many times I’ve tried to use runes and Keri, through this post, has shown me … Continue reading
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