Reader, Writer & muller of stories. Dabbler in many things. Working on southern story. Sometimes I even speak southern. Published.

Joined March 2011
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5 Jun 2025
Books are about change aren’t they? Both for writer and reader. Thanks @RosettaYorke for the great quote
“Remember, the essence of storytelling demands that we place our main characters on a path. A quest with something at stake, with something to do, to achieve, to learn, & to change.” — Larry Brooks Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀((hugs)) #WritingCommunity
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‘The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.’ - Maya Angelou Go for it, #turtlewriters! You can do this! Good luck with your WIP! 🙂🐢❤️ 🍀 ((hugs)) #WritingCommunity
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Egg people on vintage Easter cards
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“If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” —Michele Ruiz You won't hear them, but you'll hear us cheering you on every step of the way, #turtlewriters! ❤️ 🙂🐢🍀 Good luck with your #WIP! #WritingCommunity #amwriting
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“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Think positive, #turtlewriters! You're amazing! We can see it, even if you can't! Go after your dreams. You *can* achieve them! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity
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10 Apr 2025
Good point
'All books are self-help books.' ~Frank Arricale, The Power of Balance If you put your heart into your books, #turtlewriters, your stories will be therapeutic for you as you write them & for your readers as they relate to them. Maybe even life-changing!🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity
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“So when you come across an explanation of the character’s emotion, simply cut the explanation. If the emotion is still shown, then the explanation wasn’t needed. If the emotion isn’t shown, then rewrite the passage so that it is.” -Renni Browne/Dave King #turtlewriters!🙂🐢❤️🍀
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“Dialogue helps to create original characters and move the plot along. If it isn’t doing either of those things, it probably should be cut.” —James Scott Bell Good luck with writing & editing your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀 #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writers
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“I was still water, held by my surroundings. I am now a river, carving my own path.” ― Scott Stabile Don’t let others stifle or cage you in with their negativity. You have great potential, #turtlewriters! Be brave! Follow your dreams.🙂🐢❤️ 🍀Good luck! #WritingCommunity
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7 Feb 2025
Something to think about and consider #writers
“A tremendous number of possibly good & even brilliant novels & short stories never get read beyond the first few paragraphs or pages by agents and editors. Why? Simple: The stories don’t begin in the right place.” —Les Edgerton Good luck with your WIP, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢❤️🍀
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"No one ever reads a book. He reads himself through books." - Romain Rolland Never underestimate the power of your writer's voice to move, illuminate & inspire your readers! You're awesome! Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters!! ((hugs)), 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity
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28 Jan 2025
😁😂. @RosettaYorke
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I read books and I know things 🎨Jel Ena
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25 Jan 2025
😎😄 @RosettaYorke
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When I say "due to unforeseen circumstances", this is what I mean 🎨Susan Mitchell
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“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” — Robin Williams Think positive, #turtlewriters! You never know what your stories can do! Take care, stay safe, & keep writing! 🙂🐢🍀❤️ ((hugs)) #WritingCommunity
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8 Jan 2025
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” ― Jodi Picoult Write something, anything, just to get started & break up that white expanse. Good luck, #turtlewriters! 🙂🐢🍀❤️
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“Just start the sentence...and see what happens. This is how we write.” ― Jincy Willett Don't fear your blank page, #turtlewriters. Think of it as the portal to a glorious adventure, activated by the first word you write down. Who knows where it will whisk you off to!🙂🐢🍀❤️
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'...Good story ideas...come...from nowhere, sailing...right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together & make something new under the sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.' - Stephen King #turtlewriters 🙂🐢🍀❤️
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8 Jan 2025
Good thing to remember #writers …Rewritten Not Written. So don’t let it discourage you!
“Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn't quite done it.” ― Michael Crichton Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity
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“Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day; it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.” — John Steinbeck Take care & stay safe, #turtlewriters 🙂🐢🍀❤️ #WritingCommunity
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“What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I somehow end up with a book of which I'm very proud.” ― Louis Sachar #turtlewriters 🙂🐢🍀❤️
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