This country’s inability to deal with uncertainty or to follow instructions– two basic adult skills –because we are a young nation, still in infancy, throwing tantrums to have a haircut because we want the lollipop.
Let’s inundate the web with poetry and art
But I would never be able to reach my goal, if I don’t start create optimum working conditions for myself. Risk management begins with enough hunger to create a “to do-or-die” situation that places the result of that sabbatical year above everything else in my life.
I invite you to think of an overall theme, set specific goals, and a time line to achieve them.
No other community has had a more significant impact in my development as a writer in the last five years than Women Who Submit.
‘Your business card presents you as a writer. Use those skills to create the most convincing story you can, in one page, in brief bullet-point form,” she instructed.
By Lisbeth Coiman Freedom To dissentto speak for thoseWithout a voiceCaged torturedBargaining chipsOf bipartisan and geopoliticsGames Freedom To stand up tallA palm treeBending to the strongSanta Ana windsResistingRacism intolerance bigotry FreedomTo raise my voiceThrough the barsOf my own prisonsyllabi lesson plansmeetings and PDspaying for the luxuryof writing while living in LAeyes heavy on keyboardadding pectin …
By Lisbeth Coiman Taxes looming in the background Technical support calls drowned the hours reserved for a scene. The uncooperative screen Shows Deductions 1099 Schedule C A foreign language to me Go for a walk at the beach escape the whole number siege Expenses multiply While the gains dissatisfy In the spread sheet …
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By Lisbeth Coiman Most writers I know, including myself, are activists or behind-the-scenes supporters of several causes. When the political conjuncture we are living through in America threatens everybody’s sanity, writers struggle to focus before stepping up. Facing a myriad of social issues hurts these writers both emotionally and financially. Creativity dilutes in the …
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By Lisbeth Coiman For a cost-conscious person, I have little self-control when it comes to books. I browse bookstores inhaling the sweet aroma of the unread pages; then, I bring out my credit card at the counter to pay for two or three books. At literary readings, I listen to the writers carefully, and then …
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