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I haven't had much time to do this lately. Which is a shame, really, because I've always done my best processing of events after I've had a chance to write them down and review later. My experiences on F-2 are vividly etched in my brain; I cannot imagine ever forgetting some of the stuff I've seen. I am not a trauma or critical care nurse and I don't like emergencies. I prefer my shift to be planned out with established goals and parameters. I do everything I can to prevent emergencies otherwise someone is going to have a bad day. What does this have to do with writing? Well, I have to establish goals and parameters for writing as well.

If I had to limit myself to a few books on writing, I would recommend:

  • Julia Cameron's "The Right to Write"

  • Twyla Tharp's "The Creative Habit," and
  • Josip Novakovich's "Fiction Writer's Workshop."

    Some people cannot go through the day without writing; the rest of us have to pencil it in our calendars or we find other excuses.

    I enjoy receiving regular writing newsletters and my favorites are:

  • Moira Allen's Writing-World
  • Jenna Glatzer's Absolute Write, and
  • Angela Hoy's Writer's Weekly.
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