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Dear Readers, Part two

Dear Readers, Part two

13/08/2017
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Creativity, Life, Writing

Chapter nine, In Art Pursuit draws to a close with today’s post.  And I begin my hiatus from posting every week. I will post occasionally…

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Character Development

Character Development

22/01/2017
aemannewithane@gmail.com
Life, Writing

If you like to listen to, or read interviews with authors, it is not uncommon to hear an author discuss how their characters seemed to…

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Inspiration comes from Where?

Inspiration comes from Where?

20/09/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Keith Richards says he is not a songwriter but an “antenna.”  As an example, the inspiration for Gimme Shelter came as he was watching people…

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The Art of Handwriting

The Art of Handwriting

24/05/2015
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Creativity, Family

Cursive handwriting can be beautiful. Or it can be scrawled, messy and illegible.  To my mind, it does not matter.  I love to look at…

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Character Development

Character Development

12/04/2015
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Creativity, Family, Writing

There is a profound difference between inspiration and reality.  So far, it has been my experience that when the creative process takes over, reality takes…

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A Creative Evening with Walrus Magazine

A Creative Evening with Walrus Magazine

15/03/2015
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Creativity, Writing

This past week, I attended the Walrus Talks; ‘Eighty minutes of lively, thought-provoking ideas exploring creativity in all of its forms’ presented by The Walrus…

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You Are What You Create

You Are What You Create

08/03/2015
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Creativity, Writing

Or are you?  One of the most common responses I get from friends who read my comic is, “Is that you?” or “Which one is…

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Draw What You Like

Draw What You Like

01/03/2015
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Behaviour, Life, Writing

The creator of ‘Peanuts’, Charles M. Schulz is accredited with having said “Draw what you like and hope others like it too.” That saying has…

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No Wonder You Were Blocked

No Wonder You Were Blocked

22/02/2015
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Creativity, Family, Writing

One of my sisters volunteers as an editor for these blog pages and she told me about three blogs ago, “Stop apologizing” for the art…

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One Big Experiment

One Big Experiment

08/02/2015
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Creativity, Writing

As I embarked on this creating these comics I tried out all kinds of different papers, different pens, coloured markers, water colours, leaving the images…

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