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Canada, singular and plural

by Bill Wren on July 1, 2011

(Originally published July 1, 2010 on Thoughtwrestling as “The Canadas.”) Canada is both problem and solution. It’s an ongoing exercise in creativity and problem solving. Sometimes it works out well; sometimes not. And it’s really, really big! Its lessons are big too. When it comes to solving problems and being creative, it provides the biggest [...]

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Impractical pursuits and other questions

by Bill Wren on November 18, 2010

I have a post on Thoughtwrestling today called Nothing more to say – the secret brain. In it I mention something I call The Impractical Pursuits Project and I’m deliberately vague because I’ve not fully formed the idea in my own head yet. Part of it, however, is counter-intuitive – which is why I call [...]

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The affair of the missing Part II

by Bill Wren on November 5, 2010

It’s possible you are wondering where Part II is, the post that follows up my post from a few days ago, People and stories — Part 1. I’m wondering that too. Both of those posts, the published one and the missing follow-up, are part of the document I’m creating as part of GloManWriMo, a month [...]

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I plan to cheat – you are advised

by Bill Wren on October 31, 2010

Mark over at Thoughtwrestling had what I think is a very good idea: a non-fiction, manifesto writing month. You can get the details here. I’ve decided against my better judgement to participate. I only say that because I’ve so many things I’m working on and worrying about now that one more on the pile is [...]

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Writing voice and Errol Flynn

by Bill Wren on October 12, 2010

Voice is a big deal in writing. I recently wrote about it on Thoughtwrestling in a post titled “Imitate and find your authentic voice.” It was a response to, and augmented (to my thinking) an earlier post written by Mark Powers called, “2 Keys to Writing in Your Own Voice.” As I mentioned in my [...]

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