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Creativity in the Time of Corona

Lyn Hawks · December 10, 2020 · 4 Comments

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There comes a time in your life where you need to overthrow What Is and live in the What If full time, and not just because a virus is raging. Right before Covid-19 struck, I requested personal leave at my job of 15 years. One reason was graduate school: in January, I'd just … [Read more...] about Creativity in the Time of Corona

Filed Under: authors, Books, Write

7 Tips for Doing a Book Festival

Lyn Hawks · November 17, 2019 · 3 Comments

Book festivals are great parties for those who adore books. Book festivals remind you why you write, and who's out there waiting to hear your words. But they can be stressful for authors and especially introverts. As an indie and traditional author who knows how to write and how … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Doing a Book Festival

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Could I live without words, writing, story? Probably not. I love telling stories. I love teaching stories. I love helping other people find theirs. That’s my story. [READ MORE...]

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Some days I can’t remember phrases such as “ha Some days I can’t remember phrases such as “hand sanitizer“—“ You know, that purifying stuff “– or Tom Hanks‘s name – “You know, that actor on the island with the soccer ball?”— but by God, I can be a five-letter whiz every once in a while on Wordle! 😹

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