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, 20236 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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venturesverite
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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, 20221 min read
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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venturesverite
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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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venturesverite
Sep 25, 20221 min read
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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venturesverite
Sep 18, 20222 min read
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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venturesverite
Sep 10, 20222 min read
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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