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Category: General – Chris Writer

Roaming idea leads to words leads to rough draft leads to…

January 12, 2015 christinesteevesspeakman

The first thing about writing is to just get the words down on the paper or up on the screen.…

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When Dreams Come True

January 5, 2015 christinesteevesspeakman

6:02 a.m. on January 5th 2002 my dream gave her first cry. Getting pregnant was not easy for me and…

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First Attempts: mid-70s – 1

September 28, 2014 christinesteevesspeakman 4 Comments

 I’ve decided to share my innocent and now somewhat embarrassing first attempts at writing. I’ve always had a vivid imagination…

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Reputation

July 18, 2014 christinesteevesspeakman 3 Comments

From the dictionary.reference.com : the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the…

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My Journey: March 27 2014

March 27, 2014 christinesteevesspeakman 8 Comments

It started up again last night. A thought which drew my hand to pen and paper and a new…very new…story…

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You want to write? Let me introduce you to your new pals: Frustration and Patience

September 19, 2013 christinesteevesspeakman

First off the new definitions of “frustration” are frustrating. The immediate definitions I read online all contain the words “frustrate”…

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Does it fit?

September 18, 2013 christinesteevesspeakman 2 Comments

  Every writer needs a space which is theirs and theirs alone. A place which contains the tools of their…

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What the writer in your family needs

September 17, 2013 christinesteevesspeakman 3 Comments

1…sanity2…to be ignored when talking to self3…to be listened to when not talking to self4…for you to know the difference…

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Is It Better To Put Aside Old Story Ideas And Just Start From Scratch?

June 19, 2013 christinesteevesspeakman 6 Comments

This came to me during a journal ramble writing. You know those times you just put pen to paper and…

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I Fully Admit This Is A Selfish Plug

November 20, 2012 christinesteevesspeakman

Figured I’d slip a tiny reminder of my own short story from MuseItUp. This story is not my normal genre,…

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April 28, 2026

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