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Setting Sail in New Winds

Posted on September 22, 2013 by joanneeddy

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade wind in your sails. Explore. … Continue reading →

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Eye on the Prize

Posted on July 28, 2013 by joanneeddy

Paul and Silas thought They was lost Dungeon shook and The chains come off Keep your eyes on the prize Hold on The only thing I did was wrong, was stay in the wilderness too long, Keep your eyes on … Continue reading →

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Taking the Risk – On Writing and…Sending Query Letters

Posted on February 1, 2013 by joanneeddy

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” Audre Lord I spent more than a … Continue reading →

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Getting A Toe in the Door to my Dreams

Posted on October 28, 2011 by joanneeddy

You all know the saying about what the three key things are in selling a house…location, location, location. I don’t know about you, but the key for getting almost every job I ever got was in “who did I know” … Continue reading →

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The Rules of Getting Published: How do you eat an elephant?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by joanneeddy

People come to me (in my therapy practice) all the time with issues that feel (and often are) overwhelming. They struggle, way too often feeling that they have to either solve the entire issue at once, or it is hopeless. … Continue reading →

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In Quest of Being Published

Posted on June 8, 2010 by joanneeddy

I described myself as an author, but that is an overly ambitious statement. I should have said I am trying to be one. I have almost completed a book. I have more than 100,000 words written. One last chapter and … Continue reading →

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