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STRENGTH MAXIM

"The BLOG to WATCH"


When you need to STRENGTHEN your senses, STRENGTH MAXIM is here for YOU!

Check in from time to time to SEE how the
STRONG roam. . . .

You'll simply need
STRENGTH of HEART, STRENGTH of MIND, STRENGTH of SPIRIT, STRENGTH of SOUL, and STRENGTH to contribute to those around you.

If you are going to make a difference in this world ~ in this LIFE-time, then show forth your
STRENGTH of PRESENCE . . . Come here to LEARN HOW, and to SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW.


STRENGTH MAXIM
© 2008 ~ 2009

Reaching a Mountaintop Experience

. . . has much to do with your frame of mind and your willingness to expand outward in directions that show you different reference points.

While some people are quite comfortable staying in the same place, doing the same things, and thinking the same thoughts, STRENGTH MAXIM proposes that you have a change of mind if you are of the mind~set described.

To help open you up to the possibilities that are endless in your quest for GROWTH, you'll find many places around the world in pictorial form here on this new treasure of a BLOG that you have found.

STRENGTH MAXIM is about opening up your SPIRIT to what you have been missing. In doing so, you're sure to learn more about yourself, and find STRENGTH of purpose as you FOCUS your thoughts in the direction of what you've been wanting to do for a very long time. . .

EXPLORE

The world can come to you in various forms, but you have to first be willing to receive the goodness that the world has to offer you.

It is about forming a STRONG relationship with yourself . . .

Knowing what you want out of life; what excites you; what lifts you; what motivates you; what shifts you into HIGH gear; and most of all, feeding on what keeps you growing.

It is about "KNOWING THYSELF".

STRENGTH MAXIM
© 2008 ~ 2009

STRENGTH MAXIM

Why is STRENGTH MAXIM the BLOG to WATCH? Because what WE seek to do for you here is to STRENGTHEN you in many ways. Most importantly, WE want you to just open up to all of the possibilities regardless of any thinking to the contrary that says that there are not a trillion and one ways to ENJOY your LIFE.

Since many people tend to think that they are living in the "REAL" world, WE thought this might be a good place to put forth the question to you . . .
"What is the REAL world?"

Does the REAL world start from the inside of your being, work itself to the outside of your being, and then manifest itself to you so that you have the option to CHANGE what you are SEEing?

Or do you have no control whatsoever about what is happening in the "REAL" world spinning all around you?

You've heard that saying, "STOP the world, I am getting off!"

How about this saying, "STOP the world, I am getting ON!"

Which type person are YOU?

You've heard this before, but, have you really thought about it? . . .

YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN!

YOU WATCH THINGS HAPPEN.

YOU WONDER WHAT HAPPENED.

It doesn't matter which type person YOU are, because you are WELCOME here. If you like to "WATCH" and "WONDER" ~ you are definitely in the right place!

If you are the type of person that is always "WATCHING" and "WONDERING", it is about time you start doing a NEW THING!

Here's another BLOGSPOT that just might stimulate you a bit . . .

"What René Has to SAY . . ."

MUSIC and ART always have a way of stimulating the senses,
so here is another Website to check out. . .

Artistic Minds®

Visit Artistic Minds

If you are the type of person that is always "MAKING" things happen, then WE definitely want to HEAR about it! Share your POWERFUL quests with us!

If you are here for a little assistance or an injection of excitement in your life, how about making a decision to MAKE some positive TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES in your life.

How about feeling good right now. How about deciding to maintain that "good feeling".

How about TODAY deciding to do something DIFFERENT, so that TOMORROW becomes the TODAY that you have decided WILL BE because "YOUR WILL" over~rides anything to the contrary.

Make no mistake about it . . . If LIFE is going to be BETTER for YOU, it will be BETTER for YOU because YOU make a decision NOW to crank up the engine and ROLL!

Hang with US, we'll show you HOW the STRONG ROAM!

STRENGTH MAXIM
"The BLOG to WATCH."
© 2008 ~ 2009

Artistic Minds® Website Suggestions . . .

VISIT OUR Artistic Minds® BLOGSPOT!

BE SURE TO VISIT OUR MEMBER SITES:

Go check out . . .

The Muse Loft
Member Jennifer N. (Poysen's Site) ~ AWESOME!



ALSO VISIT . . . PoleStar Village ~ The Website of Artistic Minds® Member, Beauty Hunter

Also make sure to stop in at the Home Page of Beauty Hunter's Website . . .

Polestar Images!


Enjoy ARTIST A DAY!

Also VIEW these wonderful BLOG SPOTS . . .

CRAZEE PATCHES

Are you into TATOOS? Then BLOG about in . . .

TATTOO BLOG

And, if you are CRAFTY, Visit . . . Bag2bag!

Collaborate and Create with our connected Websites . . .

Start Here:


Artistic Minds® ~ Gather Community

Then, for artistic therapeutic interaction, join us in . . .

Artistic Therapy ~ On Gather


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~ An International Association of ARTISTS ~

Better Known as Artistic Minds®.

WE WELCOME YOU to Artistic Minds® . . .
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WE'RE in the month of SEPTEMBER ~ Soon to be OCTOBER, 2009.

WE'RE working on OBAMA EXPRESSIONS ~ JOURNEY JOURNALS
2009 ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT


At 12pm Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, January 20th 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. This day also being noted as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Shouldn't our pens be moving, our cameras flashing, and our EYES be WIDE OPEN taking in a VIEW laid before us at this time worthy of recording.

Should the children not yet born have NOTES for what we've witnessed and seen? Can the ARTISTS relay it? Can the writers say it?

WE SAY ~ "YES, WE CAN."
Artistic Minds®


OBAMA EXPRESSIONS ~ JOURNEY JOURNALS
2009 ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT


~ Visit our BLOG post to find out more about this aspect of our 2009 ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT including the HISTORIC Journaling of our Journey with the 44th President of the United States of America - Barack H. Obama. WE call it OBAMA EXPRESSIONS ~ JOURNEY JOURNAL.

FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER, along with working on our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT ~ which involves all of us getting involved by making our creative and artistic ART JOURNALS to share with one another -- WE are also continuing our CELEBRATION of Artist ROMARE BEARDEN . . .


ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)

All Members who are familiar with ROMARE BEARDEN'S Fine Art Works will appreciate the VIEWS of some of his famous selections. WE will be showcasing ROMARE BEARDEN'S Fine Art here on our Site -- In our BLOGS -- and in our ART JOURNALS.

You'll find selections of ROMARE BEARDEN'S Fine Art here on the MAIN PAGE of our Site. . .

ROMARE BEARDEN - "Baptism"


ROMARE BEARDEN - "Musicians"


ROMARE BEARDEN - "Return of the Prodigal Son" - 1967
[Mixed-Media and Collage on Canvas - 50 1/4 x 60]

Romare Bearden was born in North Carolina and moved with his family to New York in the mid-1920s, where they lived in Harlem. His father worked for the Department of Health, and his mother was an editor for an African-American freedom paper called The Chicago Defender. His family’s involvement with community affairs gave him a unique insight into life and issues in Harlem. The 1920s were also the height of the Harlem Renaissance, the renewal of African-American literary and musical culture that began after World War I. His family knew many of the writers and jazz musicians at the heart of the Renaissance, which exposed the future artist to many other aspects of African-American life and culture.

[To find out more about Romare Bearden, VISIT: The Education Page at Albright-Knox Art Gallery] ~ Mariann Smith wrote a wonderful piece regarding Romare Bearden.


ARTIST ROMARE BEARDEN and cat


ROMARE BEARDEN - "Maudell Sleets Magic Garden - 1978"

SEE OUR BLOGS for more on ROMARE BEARDEN . . .

ARTIST ROMARE BEARDEN

Our BLOGS on ROMARE BEARDEN here on Our Site . . .

Continually check back for SURPRISES!
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We WELCOME all NEW Artistic Minds® to our community of Artists and Literary Creatives. You'll find that we are "Always Collaborating and Creating!" - Add your artistic and creative input. If you'd like to start an artistically creative innovative Group here in our Ning Social Network, please do. WE are like-minded artists collaborating and creating spaces for others to flourish and grow! JOIN US, if you haven't already.

AS WE JOURNAL the HISTORIC OBAMA Presidency, and this special time in our HISTORY, let us make a note of the changes that we are making and those NEW and INNOVATE WORKS that are taking place in our lives, in our families, in our workplaces, in our communities, in our country, and in the world.

WE have decided to BE the creative individuals we were created to be. WE have decided to FULLY LIVE in our POTENTIAL. WE are excited about the prospects of all that we can accomplish this year in UNITY and PEACE.

WE are busy creating, and being grateful about all of the loved ones in our lives. WE are also focused on our responsibilities as KEEPERS of this planet.

Here we do a lot of SHARING, and WE are kind to one another. WE are FRIENDS. You'll find the best VIBE going on in here! So, do join in with us.

The LITERARY CREW of Artistic Minds® participated in National Novel Writing Month last year, and WE are preparing for the 2009 NOVEMBER event . . .

NOVEMBER: National Novel Writing Month was a BLAST last year, and is sure to be the same this year! SEE our BLOG and our Support Group for NaNoWriMo started by jennifer N. here on our Site for updates. We're still doing edits and what ~ not on our NOVELS. More to come in 2009 on other connected Events! Stay tuned for more information.

Grab your JOURNALS, WE have a lot of poetry to create, a lot of writings to work on, and a ton of INNOVATIVE IDEAS that need to be birthed. Let's get BUSY!

2009 promises to be a real ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION experience! WE will be turning our FULL ATTENTION to our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT, and showing all our NEW MEMBERS what has been created already.

WE are adding some of the Fine Art of Artist ROMARE BEARDEN in our ART JOURNALS during the months of June and July to show and share with all Members of Artistic Minds®. It is part of our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT ~ And, what better Artist to display than ROMARE BEARDEN ~ who was a Master at Mixed-Media Collage Style Fine Art Works ~ Do JOIN IN!

Your Journal can be handmade by YOUR artistic hands. Let's just SEE what WE all come up with. Be sure to check back here and SEE our creations!

Add your 2009 memories ~ WE are already six months into the year! Add your poetics, writings, magazine and newspaper clippings . . . and use your artistic eye to add other embellishments to your ART JOURNAL. It is personally yours, so make it personally YOU! Share what you've done, and give us tips on how you have created your artistic work of wonder.

ART JOURNALS are very inspiring ~ and during this year (2009) WE will be focusing on our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT more intensely with a VIEW to manifesting our HOPES & DREAMS. So, do JOIN IN!

If you've used LEATHER as your medium of choice for your ART JOURNAL, do SHOW and TELL! WE love LEATHERWORKS!

How SPECIAL a "gift" ~ an ART JOURNAL made by YOU . . . shared with your FAMILY and FRIENDS! Used as a "teaching tool" for little creative ones . . . I SEE a whole lot of sharing and inspiration coming into VIEW . . .



Artistic Minds® ~ ROMARE BEARDEN ~ ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT ~ Come stroll with us!

WE'RE BLOGGING!

Artistic Minds® Members have you started writing in your BLOG right here in our Website? If not, just go to "Your Studio", and click on "BLOG" . . . Then begin your WRITING adventure!

Also, take time to take a LOOK at some of the artistic WEB Creations that your fellow Artistic Minds® Members have created in their STUDIOS here in our relaxation and creation zone here in our Ning Website.

ALL of the ARTISTS of Artistic Minds® are very, very talented, and "gifted" in various mediums. Make "friends", and learn new artistic tips!

Jennifer N. has some interesting ARTISTIC GRAPHICS for us to VIEW!

HAIM has some LITERARY creations for us all to READ!

WE each are GRATEFUL to have everyone here with us to share, to care, and to GROW...Meet NEW ARTISTIC FRIENDS, converse about where WE are all headed as WE embrace our artistic and EXPANDING future with vitality and hopeful hearts.

Forget not to SMILE, have hopeful EYES, ENJOY your FAMILY, EXPAND your horizons, and by all means, do relax, relate, EXPRESS yourself, and HAVE FUN in here!

Artistic Minds® ~ "Always Collaborating and Creating!"

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René Allen

ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT ~ 2009! - SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER UPDATE!! 29 Replies

Artist Romare Bearden Our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT will be going on throughout the year of 2009! WE are started off in January with ROMARE BEARDEN as our springboard for inspirational m...

Tagged: ART-JOURNAL-COLLABORATION-P..., artisticminds®

Started by René Allen. Last reply by René Allen Aug 12.

René Allen

Courtesy of your fellow Artistic Minds® Member ~ NYrtist . . . 1 Reply

Tagged: Speaks, children, message, God

Started by René Allen. Last reply by René Allen Feb 12.

René Allen

Artistic Minds® ~ What do you think of this? . . . 5 Replies

WHAT'S UP IN THE ARTISTIC WEBSPHERE and ON THE WIRE? A recent Press Release announced "Visual Poetry and 'Eye Haiku' Highlight FookMovie Videos." ~ LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIR...

Tagged: Artists, Visual-Artists, Talent, Discussion, Video-Format

Started by René Allen. Last reply by René Allen Jan 31.

René Allen

Your Thoughts about our 44th President ~ Barack H. Obama . . . 6 Replies

Barack H. Obama ~ 44th President of the United State of America ~ at the Lincoln Monument Members of Artistic Minds®, please add your thoughts on this second day of our new President being in Off...

Tagged: feelings, emotions, thoughts, inauguration, OBAMA

Started by René Allen. Last reply by René Allen May 23.

René Allen

How can ART JOURNALS assist you as an AUTHOR? 1 Reply

Members of Artistic Minds® ~ The Questions for each of you are listed below, "How can ART JOURNALS assist you as an AUTHOR or WRITER?" In what ways have you used ART JOURNALS in the past? How are...

Tagged: Authors, Artists, Writers, Journaling, ArtJournalCollaborationProject

Started by René Allen. Last reply by Poysen Jan 9.

René Allen

VISIT OUR FORUM for DISCUSSIONS . . . 9 Replies

VISIT OUR FORUM for DISCUSSIONS . . . Feel free to start up a DISCUSSION, and do VIEW all of our FEATURED TOPICS so that you too can add to the interesting Discussions going on! LINK HELP: http:...

Tagged: FORUM, DISCUSSIONS, Artistic-Minds®

Started by René Allen. Last reply by Poysen Oct. 23, 2008.

Maryanne Raphael

Who else wrote a novel in November 11 Replies

I signed up for NaNoWriMo.com and wrote Dancing On Water. Wrote every day Had a hard time Had three computers and every one crashed once so I had to rewrite three days work. But I made it. And then...

Started by Maryanne Raphael. Last reply by Maryanne Raphael Oct 28.

Kevin Barrett

I'm still in shock from last Tuesday night. 1 Reply

It's about time that sanity has returned to our country. We now need to be aware of giving too much power to any one political party or person is extremely dangerous as well.

Started by Kevin Barrett. Last reply by René Allen Nov. 28, 2008.

Mary Joe

After 1429 years… The Truth was explored

This article is about a Hadith that will be deleted from the Islamic creed... Wait, don't close the page. Please read it to the end. It's not about a Prophetic Hadith but his wife's "Aysha". In the...

Tagged: Islam

Started by Mary Joe Sep. 5, 2008.

Mary Joe

Men under control (some of my daily life) 3 Replies

In the day of the oral exam, for sure all of us when to university and there was no absence. "It was our day, the girls' day". Yeah, the girls' day... Girls were always the superior in that exam es...

Started by Mary Joe. Last reply by René Allen Oct. 17, 2008.

Elizabeth Madrigal

Will a Democratic Administration Fund the Arts again? 3 Replies

It seems almost sacrilegious to pose this question, but if Obama/Biden are successful, will the Arts be funded properly again? My dear friend is an elementary arts teacher and she scrimps for ever...

Started by Elizabeth Madrigal. Last reply by Lori S. Sep. 8, 2008.

René Allen

Artistic Therapeutics® (Artistic Therapy/Art Therapy) ~Can it help you? 6 Replies

Artistic Therapeutics® is about the use of the creative process to increase self-awareness, thereby providing an avenue for positive transformation in your life. In our Artistic Therapy Group on...

Tagged: spiritual, therapy, health, mental, wellness

Started by René Allen. Last reply by René Allen Sep. 27, 2008.

OUR SITE and ALL RELATED GROUPS . . .

VISIT OUR "GROUPS" LINK to Join our connected and inter-related Groups.

Feel free to also CREATE a GROUP of your interest ~ Your fellow Artistic Minds® probably have an interest in your Group subject matter.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all our Gatherite FRIENDS who have joined us! WE are happy to SEE you here . . . Thank you for being a member of Artistic Minds®.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO Dick Samson for turning me on to Ning! Dick is the Owner of SuperLife (world service) on Ning. It is an AWESOME Site!

Do VISIT Dick's fantastic Site:

SuperLife ~ CATCH THE SURGE!

You can also VISIT our connected Groups on SuperLife by going to:

Artistic Minds®
http://superlife.ning.com/group/artisticminds

Artistic Therapeutics®
http://superlife.ning.com/group/artistictherapeutics

A Quote by Dick Samson . . .

"Art is play, valuable in itself, and art is a tool for higher consciousness -- a mirror that transforms the artist and audience alike." ~ Dick Samson

Blessings ~
René

NOVEMBER ~2009 - NaNoWriMo and our CURRENT 2009 Artistic Minds® ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION MONTH!

NOVEMBER ~ National Novel Writing Month

Hear from all of our Membership who have previously participated in this wonderful event! I'm so glad to be a WINNER!


I manged to get through with over 50,000 words, as did Tracey W.! Look forward to hearing Renda and Jennifer N.'s tales of NaNoWriMo.

SEPTEMBER thru OCTOBER,2009 - Artistic Minds® ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION MONTHS!

For the month of SEPTEMBER, the Members of Artistic Minds® are busy working on their prospective NOVEL ideas for National Novel Writing Month.

WE are also doing a lot of CREATING in Our ART JOURNALS.

The month of OCTOBER ~ 2009 WE will be COLLABORATING in FULL MEASURE by reaching out and bringing other ARTISTS into our ART JOURNAL COLLABORATION PROJECT right here in our relaxation and creation Webspot on Ning!

Do invite others to JOIN US ~ WE WELCOME in all those who have joined us this year!

Artistic Minds® ~ On Ning!


Artistic Minds® INVITATIONAL continues! ~ INVITE your friends, creative & artistic associates, and family to JOIN US!

If your are just coming into your NEW Artistic Minds® Social Network, you can add your own personal photo by going to your personal page ~ click on "My Studio" then click on "My Photo" (underneath the photo in "Your Studio" in the left-hand column) to upload your photo. The beautiful palm tree scene will be there in place of your photo until you make time to add your own.

You can change the theme of your personal page at any time by clicking on "My Studio" ~ look in the left-hand column under your photo, and click on the link in green entitled, "Theme". Create, experiment, and have FUN!

There is also a place for you to create your own personal BLOG! Just go to "My Studio", you'll find a link entitled, "BLOG" ~ Click on it, write and create whatsoever you will. This is a wonderful inside tool for poets, writers, and artists alike. Your friends will find your latest creations in Your Studio.

Be sure to check out all of the many Groups that have been created inside your NEW Artistic Minds® Social Network. Feel free to also create your own Group in here amongst your ARTISTIC FRIENDS ~ and JOIN any of the Groups you find that interest you.

WE welcome all of our newest members, and all of the many poets, writers, authors, photographers, song writers, singers, dancers, and performance ARTISTS who have joined us here!

There is no pressure here in Artistic Minds® ~ Just a place to relax, relate, and CREATE!

ENJOY!

WHAT YOU CAN DO AROUND THE SITE . . .


Artistic Minds® Members ~

Do check out all of our Site FEATURES:

Click on "Your Studio" to be artistically creative;

Check out all of your fellow Artistic Minds® by clicking on "Members", and add an artistic "friend" to your life!

Add a photo, sculpture, or artwork by clicking on "Photos" ~ and by all means, do look at all of the PHOTOGRAPHY and ARTWORK that is overflowing in here!

Add a "Video" by clicking on "Videos";

JOIN IN on our "Forum" by clicking on "Forum";

ADD an Event, or VIEW all upcoming Events by clicking on "Events";

And, do check out all the Groups, Blogs, Notes, and Gadgets!

Just click on any of the green LINKS at the top of our Site pages.

EXPLORE and ENJOY!

Blessings ~
René

Check out these LINKS . . .

Art Daily

Tribal Arts


Tell me more about Ning
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BLOGS OF NOTE:

Barely Contained
by Shelly is a very exciting literary BLOG that you must READ!

Be sure to read: "To The Writers" by Shelly

Also, check out Art Journal Gypsies ~ You'll love it!

And, Crafty Gal Linda has a BLOG about Mixed Media Art Journaling, Collage, Jewelry and More! You'll enjoy this BLOG too.

And LOOK and SEE what has been done with this foreclosed on MANSION . . .

CONVERSION into A Cultural Centre!


Artistic Minds® Members are invited to leave comments on our BLOG: Artistic Minds® BLOG

Artistic Minds® Members are continually HIGHLIGHTED on our BLOG. If you'd like your Website listed and SPOTLIGHTED, please leave your LINK in the comment section of our BLOG.

If you have any other exciting NEWS or EVENTS that you'd like to have FEATURED on our Artistic Minds® BLOG, please leave a blurb or snippet in the "comments" section of our BLOG.

MUCH MORE TO FOLLOW!

WRITERS and those of you with LITERARY TALENT . . .
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UNIQUE TALENT ABOUNDS . . .

WE love to SEE what other artists, musicians, film~makers, and creatives are doing -- Many of whom WE COLLABORATE with, and CREATE unique artistic creations. Many of whom have JOINED with us here on this Site, or many of our other connected Sites and Groups around the Websphere.

Do show us what you've got by utilizing your BLOG. Go to "Your Studio", and click on the link that says, "BLOG" ~ then write, write, and write some more!

HAVE AN ARTISTIC and BLESSED YEAR!

OCTOBER ~2009 . . . MORE FINE ARTS will be rolling in!

Romare Bearden ~ "Bluer Than Blue"

Come here to find out what is going on in the world of the FINE ARTS ~ You'll discover what is happening in the ART WORLD ~

WE discuss the LITERARY WORLD, MUSICAL WORLD, PHOTOGRAPHIC WORLD, PERFORMING ARTS, and the POETIC WORLD (just to name a few areas of interests). VISUAL ARTS are also a major FOCUS area here on our Site.

WE are always glad to have new Artists amongst us. And, we welcome those with a strong interest in the ARTS.

ADD your input ~ ADD your creations -- It's what WE do around here ~ "WE COLLABORATE and CREATE!"

ALSO VISIT US on Gather:
Artistic Minds® ~ On Gather!
 
 

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Rony Joseph

Time for a Tear

The empty mayhem pointing right across a faceless moon
An exuberance of thoughts trying to escape a hollow point breeze
Penetrating a circle of brothers,
the voyage has corral at the end of treaty
A force cannot bear the solace of dense audacity,
The fire lord continue fighting the sands of time
Flowing through gates of war,
and then the trumpet made an illusion seem real
Walls of desire Bring forth man with fear in the eyes,
Slashing across their face the last breath of freedom,
Terrify and tir… Continue

Posted by Rony Joseph on November 7, 2009 at 1:00am

Poysen

Entering A Darker Life - AKA Assuming The Life Of Your Character

Today I got info back from a woman that had agreed to help me with my rehab research. I had joined some SCI (Spinal Cord Injury) Yahoo groups on the off chance that someone there would be willing and / or able to assist me. I had done a great deal of research on my own, but the rehab didn't seem to be anything that I was able to find on my own.

So, she has a son that was injured at the same age as my character and he has the same level injury as my character does as well. So, she, it would seem… Continue

Posted by Poysen on November 2, 2009 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Tracey W.

NaNoWriMo Cover Art

Well I'm coming up with a big fat nothing so far. I do have a working title at least - Soul Jumpers II Blood Heat Sort of sums up the whole thing nicely. Since my hours of trying to come up with cover art have been a bust, I really don't have much to comment here. I'm just looking forward to NaNo. I finished my ghostwriting assignment so I will have more time to outline once my son and I work out a study schedule. lol.

Posted by Tracey W. on October 14, 2009 at 5:31pm — 4 Comments

Tracey W.

Writing, Writing and more Writing

I'm in hog heaven! All I do is write all day (for the most part). My job is writing and my recreation is writing. I finished the book - the first draft anyway, so now the real work begins. I also managed to finish that story for Writer's Digest and I'm pretty happy with it. I thought several times that I was going to have to scrap it. It was up to 5000 words when the limit was 4000, so I had to cut and cut, but then I'd write some more until I was nuts. But finally I got the beginning and ending… Continue

Posted by Tracey W. on October 4, 2009 at 4:08pm — 4 Comments

Tracey W.

I Need an Ending!

I've been writing this book based on an idea I had years ago. Unfortunately, I changed a major plot component and it nullified the ending. Now I have 355 pages and no ending. I'm beginning to think I don't want to end it; I've loved writing it so much. I've decided to read the last third of the book and see if an ending materializes. If not, I'm just going to have to edit the whole thing and go from there. I'm just too close I suppose. There is a place I could end it, but it would cut out so muc… Continue

Posted by Tracey W. on September 24, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

nyrtist

Beautiful Stranger

A woman I had never known. A woman who will remain forever embedded in my being.
Memories of times I'll never experience nor be involved with.
Throughout countless moments she enters my consciousness to fondly whisper "Hello my friend, I wish you well...I wish you love"
Destiny had brought us together that day on the school bus, almost a lifetime earlier, but only lasting long enough,
to cut any chance of knowing one another short.
Allowed to re-kindle.
Helping and learning from one another in a… Continue

Posted by nyrtist on September 1, 2009 at 4:30pm

Poysen

After Nine Months I'm Finally Comfortable In My Skin Once Again

Last November during NaNoWriMo my world came crashing down. I've struggled off and on to come to terms with that event that caused a downward spiral and to see where I fit in it - if at all.

After nine months (and learning something about a long time friend) it has become painfully clear where I fit in. The realization and admission of it nearly killed me. It was as though I'd bore a second child, only this one gave me sadness and fear in it's wake.

Through the guidance and care of close frien… Continue

Posted by Poysen on August 28, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Tracey W.

Writing Contest - Win a Free Custom Logo worth $500 Plus Publication in Shoreian Magazine

BeYourArt.com is holding its first writing contest in conjunction with PhineArtDesigns.com and the North Shoreian Magazine. Submit your stories for the opportunity to win a free custom logo design by PhineArtDesigns.com (worth $500) developed specifically to promote the winner’s career. The top three entries will be published in the North Shoreian Magazine. Pass the word

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Posted by Tracey W. on July 8, 2009 at 10:27am

Haim Kadman

The body guard – The remote control job – an excerpt

Some fifty yards away, in his back room, Andrei, Nicole's ex bodyguard sat listening attentively with a reddened face, tight lips and a throbbing heart. Pushing the earphones hard against his ears with both his hands. He heard the ruffle of their cloths, as they undressed and right now he could hear Nicole moaning. The sounds she uttered tormented him, tore his heart apart. He could not tear himself away from it, though all he had to do was to snap the earphone off his head. When they were done… Continue

Posted by Haim Kadman on July 7, 2009 at 8:56am

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For all Members of Artistic Minds® who participated in NaNoWriMo ~ National Novel Writing Month, feel free to add your EXCERPTS for us to VIEW, and also tell us any helpful tips that you have about participating in this fantastic yearly event!

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