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BLOGGER NIRVANA NUMBERS REACH ONE

October 4, 2016 by

The biggest number in Blogger Nirvana? The number one. The comparisons are endless: You’re not a runner if you don’t run. You’re not a walker if you don’t walk. You’re not a student if you don’t study. Not a rocker if you don’t rock. Agreed? And you’re not a writer if you don’t write.

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WRITING CLASS: THOMAS WOLFE ON BOOMERPDX

August 30, 2016 by

Who needs a writing class? Everyone needs a writing class. Written by a baby boomer blogger, this writing class strikes to the heart of communication in written words. It’s a Writing Class, not talking class. Talking comes after writing class. First think about what you are writing, then write. Afterwards find someone to talk about […]

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BOOKS ON A SHELF YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT

May 11, 2016 by

You Need To Read Books On A Shelf Before You Talk About Them. It only makes sense to read books on a shelf before you talk about them, but it doesn’t always work out that way. At a writers gathering the speaker showed up in all of their writer regalia geared to wow the young […]

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WILWRITE 1, TRAIL BLAZERS 0

May 4, 2016 by

Picking two winners on the same night? Good luck with that. Tuesday night was Willamette Writer, WilWrite Night, for WordPress at Portland’s Old Church, and Game 2 in the NBA playoffs in California. Which one to focus on? With time for one or the other, which one to choose: a power point presentation on WordPress, […]

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WRITING FROM THE HEART (WHAT TO LEAVE OUT)

February 10, 2016 by

Do you practice writing from the heart, or even plan to? Romance writers practice writing from the heart, even when their stories take a turn for the worst. Action writers do it, writing from the heart, just to remind you they’ve got one. Adventure writers fill pages with writing from the heart to make you […]

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ON WRITING WELL, pt. 1

November 16, 2015 by

One idea is to write a lot, just not about writing well. As a youth I enjoyed reading about writers and their lives. Their work? Not so much. Writers’ biographies were more interesting than anything they wrote at the time. With the idea that living like a writer would make a better writer, those biographies […]

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A LAKE OSWEGO FOOTBALL COMMENT

October 15, 2015 by

Warning: Adult Language And Profanity Regarding Lake Oswego Football. Last year Lake Owego football suspended ten players for team rules violation. This year LO suspended thirty players for conduct outside the team rules agreement they signed. I see it as a type of non-disclosure statement, except it’s between the players and the team. A BoomerPDX […]

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BLOGGER BLOGGING BLOGS

July 19, 2015 by

Writers Write About Writing. It’s called review, writing reviews. If you’re into reviews what would you rather do, write about food and drink and travel, or blogs, or books? My advice on BoomerPdx: Do it all. One benefit of reviewing books is you get free books; a detriment to reviewing books is you get free […]

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BRIAN DOYLE STORM WARNING

July 8, 2015 by

A New Name For Literary Energy? Force Of Nature Brian Doyle. If you live in Portland long enough you can predict the weather. The Columbia Gorge freezes before ice storms hit town. Loaded rain clouds drift in the coast range extending their shadow. In spite of the recent heat wave, ice and rain are all […]

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Connecting Boomer Exercise And Writing

January 22, 2014 by

Talk writing with a boomer, with anyone, and you hear a common story. “I’m going to write my novel (memoir, short story, or poem) when I retire. Or, “I’ve got it all figured out in my mind. Now all I need to do is find the time.” Or, “I’d like to write something, but all […]

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