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Is Writing Time Absolute?

Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Constance

Just before the first snow arrived I got the urge to pick up my knitting again. I tend to slack off during the warm summer months as I like knitting with wool and it can get warm. I don’t do much weaving in the summer either. I think fiber arts go by the wayside in…

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How Cats Help You write

How Cats Help You Write

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Constance

How do cats help you write? By focusing the eyes of judgment upon you. Continuously. Under the heavy scrutiny of a feline, one tends to look at their work with a more critical eye. No? Just me? My Tuxedo cat, Lorenzo, likes to sprawl on the bookcase across the room and watch me as I…

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Printmaking dry point

More Lessons from Printmaking

Posted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by Constance

Just when I think I’ve got printmaking (and writing) figured out, I get a curveball. I usually do Relief printmaking but decided to try something new, drypoint etching. Instead of using linoleum block or wood to carve out a design and print it, drypoint is an intaglio method. This means you etch your drawing into…

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What I Learned From Editing

What I Learned From Editing

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by Constance

Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear. — Patricia Fuller What have I learned from editing both a novel and poetry? They aren’t as far apart as I thought. I learn from editing poetry how to make novel sentences more succinct and to punch up…

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Piccola Poesie A Nibble of 100 Short Form Poems
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