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Tables Turned – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. By Jean M Cogdell. God how’d she get to this point? Her day started simple enough. All she’d done was make one phone call, no big deal, or so she thought. The table littered with used tissues, and tears spilling from her eyes, she reached once more for the Kleenex box. The house was quiet. She’d made too much coffee again; she’d need to remember to make enough for only one. Empty air gre...

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Want to tell a great story? – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. Want to tell a great story? August 7, 2015. August 6, 2015. By Jean M. Cogdell. Check out Chuck Wendig’s. 100 RANDOM STORYTELLING THOUGHTS AND TIPS, STARTING NOW. Become a better story teller. Please click on the Facebook and Twitter links to pass my post on to your friends. If you’re not already, I’d be much obliged if you would follow me @jeancogdell on Twitter. Are you ready to pitch?

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Tips to reduce your social media stress – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. Tips to reduce your social media stress. August 4, 2015. August 4, 2015. By Jean M. Cogdell. Don’t let social media stress you out! I wanted to do a follow-up on one of my recent posts. Do you want a solution for blog stress? Life keeps us all very busy so I wanted to share a little more about how I manage my social sites. An oldie but goodie is “Keep it Simple.”. Automate like the pros.

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Why I Write – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. I wish, like George Orwell, I could say I’d envisioned myself a writer from an early age. However, as far back as I can remember, I feared putting words to paper. I was the oldest of four when at ten, my father died. Life was hard, but many people had a hard life. That’s a story for another time after all this isn’t a coming-of-age memoir. Why do I write? Why do I write? December 23, 2014.

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Moonshine and Epsom Salt – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. By Jean McIntyre Cogdell. I overheard mama talking. When I came in the house; the worry and anger in her voice made me tiptoe to the kitchen doorway. Grandma sat at the table; Mama’s voice stern. Look at your face. I eased back out of sight; something was wrong. Fear reached for my throat when I noticed the tears in Mama’s eyes. Notify ...

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Do you want to write with more clarity? – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. Do you want to write with more clarity? August 5, 2015. August 4, 2015. By Jean M. Cogdell. Are you caught in the pronoun trap? Sometimes I find myself leaning on. It, they and you. Like a three-sided walker. And don’t get me started on the multitude of pronouns at my disposal. Check out the awesome articles published at. MFA, PhD a novelist, short story writer, and poet explain. Thanks,...

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The Smell of Pine – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. The Smell of Pine. The Smell of Pine. I hear the frustration in my daughter’s voice. Not so much as a hello when I answer the ringing phone. Mother, your granddaughters will be the death of me. Elizabeth is the worst, and that smart-mouth of hers will drive me to drink. I tip the phone from my mouth, no point adding fuel to the fire should she hear my laughter. My azaleas sure look nice.

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Writing Bling – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. I no longer accept blog awards. Flash 500 Second Quarter – Short List! July 7, 2015 Best Day Likes 2x. Won Honorable Mention- Winter 2015. My blog hit 1,337 likes on 6/16/2015 A big thank you goes out to all my readers out in Web-land! Writing is important, please write here. All comments are welcome. Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Email (Address never made public). Sorry, your b...

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How many hours to finish? – jean's writing

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A Most Reluctant Princess. South of the Border Magic. Moonshine and Epsom Salt. The Smell of Pine. Latest A to Z Post. How many hours to finish? August 6, 2015. August 5, 2015. By Jean M. Cogdell. And I thought National Novel Writing Month. This endeavor makes me seem like an all time slacker. On August 8, 2015 a group of people will write a book. Want to write a book? You can if you’ve got 75 minutes spare. Not sure what the book will look like, but this article made me think. 2250 min = 37.5 hours.