Author Archives: Char of inkydancestudios

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About Char of inkydancestudios

Writer by nature and for the soul. Educator for life. Artist for love. Passion: All things good and true.

Defining Our Differences: Another Test For You

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

I pulled out my car keys and started out the door.  My husband stopped me and smiled.  He handed me a map because he knows me well. I usually have a good sense of where I’m going and how to … Continue reading →

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How Intelligent Are You?

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

Yikes! it’s the  photo of the white dictionary again (from the post two weeks ago).  But notice the key. I discovered that students who were erudite with words usually found the key to accomplished their goals.  But that was no … Continue reading →

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Do You Know The Feel?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

Have you squinted your water-filled eyes against the whip of mane and wind? Have you experienced the pull and lurch of horse muscle beneath you as your mount strides out and up the mountain side?   Have you learned how to … Continue reading →

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Are You a Wordsmith?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

If I were a wordsmith I’d probably know the difference between fuliginous and funambulists.  My computer’s spell checker doesn’t recognize those two words either. Nor does my little pocket dictionary. But I know the word lignite.  That’s a clue for … Continue reading →

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Watch The Pages Fly

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

Anne Greenwood Brown shared a fantastic idea with Writer Unboxed 2011/06/29.  I read her Kicking Out a Fast First Draft.  This method propelled my second manuscript forward by seven chapters in three days.   Now how cool is that? But here’s … Continue reading →

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KNEW

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Char of inkydancestudios

Keep a notebook. Notice little things. Extrapolate to larger world. Watch for opportunity. Did you ever laugh at a small bird chasing a huge bird?  Did it remind you of maybe a little Volkswagen Bug chasing a Mac truck?  Pretty … Continue reading →

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