Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
1y ago
I owe an apology to all the followers and to the contributors of this site because it’s been a long time since anyone has said or done anything here. That’s because, as many of you now know, our dear friend and mentor Marilyn L. Davis passed away on June 11 of this year. I didn’t […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
1y ago
By: Kristin A. Oakley Don’t Wait…Start that Newsletter Now For years, people told me to start a newsletter. After all, I had over 400 people on my email list. But I thought periodically sending a book release announcement, or upcoming author event was enough. And I wanted to get paid for my […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
1y ago
By Shahnaz Radjy What is a content diet, and why is it important for writers? “We have begun to live in a world, where we eat content, drink content and breathe content, without giving a single thought to its composition and what kind of impact it has upon our lives.”― Abhijit Naskar, The Constitution of […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
1y ago
By: Amanda Winstead Worried About Rejection? You’re Not Alone “For every accomplishment there were twenty rejections… In the end, though, only one attitude enabled me to move ahead. That attitude said, “Rejection can simply mean redirection.”— Maya Angelou Writing is a profoundly private and isolated practice. It takes excellent imagination to […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
By: Dr. Noelle Sterne “Whether you try too hard to fit in or you try too hard to stand out, it is of equal consequence: you exhaust your significance.” ― Criss Jami, Healology __ When Ego Enters Your Writing Especially after a success or two, I become elated and, believing (finally) I […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
By: Dr. Archan Mehta Poem #1 Whimsical Muse Sometimes, You can will It to happen, And sometimes it is Better to let it go; And so, let it flow From dormant consciousness, Awakened suddenly, To your pen, which Then starts to write furiously. Sometimes, It happens that you Are in the […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
By: Marilyn L. Davis Has Your Writing Well Gone Dry? If no water comes out of your faucet when you switch it on, it can be a worrying sign, and you may think the well’s gone dry. Now, our brains are the well – full of information, funny antecedents, exciting stories, and other […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
“The usefulness of a tool is dependent not on what it is, or how it can be used, but on the needs or wants of the user.”― Mokokoma Mokhonoana Content and the Digital World Everything we see on the internet is content, and it leaves an impact on the user. As a writer, […]
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
Dr. Archan Mehta takes us into the thoughts and feelings of the poet. Alone, creating words that touch us and make us think.
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Two Drops of Ink: A Literary Blog
2y ago
Dr. Noelle Sterne makes a compelling argument that coffee and content have a lot of similarities. Can you guess what they are?
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