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Slow, Steady Strides

Slow, Steady Strides

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Feb 7, 2022 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Book Writing Research Process, Disciplined Decisions, fiction writing, Positive Perspective, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process

To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first ~ William Shakespeare When I read this quote this morning in one of my daily meditation books, I thought it to be quite appropriate as it applied perfectly to the slow, but steady strides I take in writing. I...
New Year’s Resolutions and Other Obsessions

New Year’s Resolutions and Other Obsessions

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jan 9, 2022 | Book Writing Research Process, Disciplined Decisions, Eve of Destruction, Meditation for the Mind, Positive Perspective

It would be safe to say that I am a self-motivated person, not needing a heck of a lot of prodding to start a new project or activity or even get daily, routine things accomplished. While I can procrastinate with the best of them if the task at hand is dull, I am...
Sunday Funday – the Day of Rest

Sunday Funday – the Day of Rest

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Dec 7, 2021 | Author Rochelle Kaplan, Book Writing Research Process, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process

The last thing I want to do on a Sunday morning is to sit down and write my monthly blog. After all, it is Sunday, the Day of Rest—or more aptly put, Monday Eve—and the mere thought of Monday makes me lose hours of valuable time projecting about what little time left...
Revelations

Revelations

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Aug 5, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, Writing Inspiration

I discovered a new quality about myself this week. Something I always knew I possessed but never specifically defined or acknowledged: I absorb and catalogue life stories from everyone I meet. Interestingly, most of the time I’m not even consciously aware that I’m...
Storytelling

Storytelling

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jul 12, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, fiction writing, Writing Inspiration, Writing Process

It should come as no surprise to those who know me that I love to write. So, when I was asked recently why I love to write, I simply answered, “I love telling stories.” But as soon those words left my lips, I realized why I love telling stories. I learned the art from...
Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

by Author-Rochelle Kaplan | Jun 7, 2021 | Book Writing Research Process, fiction writing, Writing Process

If you’ve read my novels, you will have noticed I like to incorporate murder into all of them. Indeed, killing a character—whether a protagonist or an antagonist—is a form of psychotherapy for me. It is subconsciously cathartic. In fact, each “killing” probably equals...
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