Tag: creative-writing

  • Moms and Plants—We Don’t Always Have to “Kill Our Darlings”

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    Shellie Pickett
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    Oh no, oops! I did it again…  I could not believe the small ivy plant sitting on my desk had keeled over. Vines hung limp on the sides of the ceramic flowerpot decorated with daisies, gasping for its last breath. It had been less than a month since I’d bought that plant. Although it had…

  • Husbands Say the Darndest Things

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    Shellie Pickett
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    As everyone knows, writing is a solitary activity where we writers spend most days holed up in our offices, speaking only to ourselves and our beloved characters. Which is why I felt especially blessed to attend the recent Women’s Fiction Writers Association’s (WFWA) Writing Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, so that I could connect live with…

  • My Journey

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    Shellie Pickett
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    Spaces that Help Shape Our Words Generally, we think of creativity as something inherent, but the key is how we coax out that creativity. One of my favorite ways is through the different environments where I write.  “Go To” Spaces: Drive Consistency I slip into my oversized ergonomic desk chair at my spacious office desk,…