10 Words People Would Use to Describe You

EnergeticCreativeFocusedHappyGoofySmartTalentedDedicatedContraryPolite
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They Built Excitement

I’d been expecting this news all weekend, but it was still sad to read that the Pontiac division of GM will be closing as part of its restructuring. This is a little like when they shaved off Oldsmobile a couple of years ago, but closer to the bone: my first car I ever bought for myself was a Pontiac. A midnight blue 1986 Pontiac Sunbird SE 2-door coupe, to be exact. Man, was I proud of...
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Year Without Shopping

My friend Desiree is pretty much every average woman’s nightmare. She’s highly intelligent, has a fierce sense of honor, never gains an ounce, and is a walking clothes hanger. Literally. Desiree loves fashion and shopping.Despite all these flaws (virtues?), she’s engaging and thoughtful, so even though you could hate her, you don’t. This year, Desiree has launched a...
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Tigger vs. Eeyore

Normal me:Today me:My sisters would find this whole discussion trés interessant, since they are both self-confessed Eeyores, ready with an “Oh, bother!” at many of life’s travails. I, on the other hand, tend to be that annoying optimist who looks for the pony at the bottom of the pile of manure. You know, bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy fun-fun-fun-fun-fun!!Except for lately....
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#writerfail

As a writer still camped on the canyon rim across from PublishedLand, I’m very lucky to have landed a fabulous agent. A combination of research, timing, and luck managed to part the clouds and let the angels sing for me, and I assume that any writer still looking for an agent would be serious about making the right match. That means researching what they represent, reading their contracted...
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