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Now What?
Keep Going, Austin Kleon's book subtitled “10 Ways to Stay Creative In Good Times and Bad” is a creative's must-read. I found this book hugely helpful…
Gary Varner
Jun 18
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The Iciness of Routine
Routine is the elusive siren song that's good for us, yet we often struggle to believe in it enough to make it stick. This beguiling song is not sexy…
Gary Varner
Mar 9
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Meeting Larry McMurtry
One of the most famous writers from Texas passed away this week. Larry McMurtry was a rare breed who charted his own path, committing every day to spend…
Gary Varner
Mar 27, 2021
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Writer's Muse
She sits there drinking beer, slumped in my papa san chair, leg bouncing up and down hinged at the knee, while staring out the window in feigned…
Gary Varner
Jan 11, 2021
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Dream
In my dream, I was walking the familiar wooded paths nearby on a crisp, bright, winter’s day. Yet, something was different. Being the only one patiently…
Gary Varner
Apr 18, 2020
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Journaling: Grow Your Soul, Nourish Your Spirit
In an overcrowded, stress-inducing, crazy world, where does one find solace and relief? Modern “civilized” humans are no longer naturally conditioned to…
Gary Varner
Apr 10, 2017
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A Guide to Fine Whines
Selecting the best whine for any occasion requires knowledge and experience cultivated only by living a life of excess. Determining the proper whine…
Gary Varner
Jul 19, 2007
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Nomadic Writer
Words, like birds, seem to float just out of reach on currents that move unseen. And the muse, as fickle an entity as history provides, is like clouds…
Gary Varner
Mar 30, 2006
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A Touch of Madness
There as many reasons people write as there are writers; as many resolves to continue writing in the face of obstacles as there are reasons to get back…
Gary Varner
Nov 23, 2004
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Masked Writers
Picture the scene: nefarious men in determined chaos intent on inflicting damage and unspeakable horrors on the citizens of some nondescript country…
Gary Varner
Apr 19, 2004
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A Private Room
We write alone, but we do not write in isolation. No matter how fantastic a story line may be, it still comes out of our response to what is happening…
Gary Varner
Mar 23, 2004
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Shakespeare's Dilemma
Inspired by the wonderful sketches shared at moleskinerie, I finally succumbed to buying my first moleskine… without lines. As an ardent disciple of the…
Gary Varner
Mar 12, 2004
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