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Jun 18
13 min

In Third Grade….

In third grade, in the middle of music class, Ms. Traylor asked me to sing, then play the recorder. Amid the din of classmates warming up...

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venturesverite

Mar 17
6 min

Writing Sanctuary vs. Reality...

Settling down in the writing sanctuary where words and ideas flow like... hold on, the cat found—and ate—a moth. Now, the cat is...

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venturesverite

Feb 24
2 min

Can I (you) be a writer? And, how to be a writer.

I quit my job in 2016. After fifteen years, I’d had enough corporate life. But, I also felt if I stayed on the job longer, I’d regret it,...

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Feb 15
1 min

Being a Writer...

Unfortunately it includes marketing. Our latest feeble attempts follow, as does how we became a writer. https://www.veriteventures.com/po...

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venturesverite

Dec 29, 2022
1 min

Standing Out in a Crowd

When self-publishing—if you market your own work—you are basically starting a marketing business. Today, marketing seems focused on...

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How to Find Comfort with Writing Weaknesses

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Dec 1, 2022
2 min

How to Find Comfort with Writing Weaknesses

I’ve started writing Insecticide Two. I put sixty hours into the outline, felt good about the path forward, and excited to write a...

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Insecticide 2 Update: Singing in the Shower

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Sep 25, 2022
1 min

Insecticide 2 Update: Singing in the Shower

I completed an outline version this week. I read the outline aloud after finishing to see how it sounded, and how quickly and simply it...

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Sep 18, 2022
2 min

Insecticide 2 Update: Progress?

My outline for Insecticide 2 is growing—up to ten pages—but so is my To Do list. Bullet items seem to be spawning bullet items at this...

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Insecticide 2 Update: Is the Final Cumulative?

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Sep 10, 2022
2 min

Insecticide 2 Update: Is the Final Cumulative?

When I was in grad school, every semester at least one professor would read the syllabus aloud during the first class—grad school...

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I have interests in writing, self-publishing, and investing.

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