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Maureen Bush
May 20, 2021
You Look Good For Your Age
I’m thrilled to have a copy of the anthology You Look Good For Your Age, by Rona Altrows, University of Alberta Press. I have a short...
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Maureen Bush
May 20, 2021
Writing for Adults
After a great away time for a deep spiritual drop, I am back, a little. I am no longer writing for children. I do have some projects on...
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Maureen Bush
Jan 22, 2018
After a long break
I’ve been away from this blog for a long time. In my deep dive into a quiet spiritual place, writing fell away as a discipline. I still...
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Maureen Bush
Nov 24, 2016
Let The Story Be
I came across the phrase people who love the interior world a while ago. I love this – it completely explains where I find myself right...
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Maureen Bush
Nov 7, 2016
Organic Editing
It turns out that writing as meditation is no easier with a cold than regular writing. Brain fog is brain fog. But it cleared,...
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Maureen Bush
Oct 11, 2016
Not Writing
Writing hasn’t been happening. It’s like I get up a little steam, an idea that I’m ready to leap in with, and any energy for leaping...
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Maureen Bush
Sep 26, 2016
Words Words Words
I watched a murder of crows congregate in a spruce tree across the street, cawing to call others to join them. Another group cawed back...
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Maureen Bush
Sep 10, 2016
Inspiration Returning
I’m a long term Buddhist and meditater. Early this year I had a deep fall into a spiritual shift – what some teachers call an awakening,...
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Maureen Bush
Jan 4, 2016
Working Magic
I finished a story before Christmas, and had my first reader comments. I feel like I’m working incredibly slowly, over the last year, as...
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Maureen Bush
Nov 9, 2015
A Room of My Own
I cleaned my office. I mean, I really cleaned my office. First, I kicked out my husband. He was laid off/retired (it came with a package,...
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Maureen Bush
Aug 27, 2015
I can’t be a writer because I can’t spell
I met a boy at a writing event. He was in grade six. He told me, “My teacher said I can’t be a writer because I can’t spell.” I was so...
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Maureen Bush
Aug 4, 2015
Oh My Exploding Head
I’m reading Wired for Story by Lisa Cron. It’s forcing me to think about story and writing in a new way. Perhaps other writers know these...
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Maureen Bush
May 24, 2015
A Spiral of Learning
I’ve been working with an editor (thanks to Wordfest for two free sessions, and the introduction to Caralee). I’m working my way through...
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Maureen Bush
Apr 12, 2015
In Praise of Small Things
I’m drowning in details. My husband’s parents moved to assisted living in January, and we cleaned out and sold their house. My mom moved...
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Maureen Bush
Mar 22, 2015
Inspiration
I’ve been terrible at writing blogs posts over the last few months. I’ve had a series of colds through the winter, and I tend to focus...
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Maureen Bush
Dec 19, 2014
When Writing Sings
Sometimes writing just doesn’t happen. Or it limps along. Or it flows, briefly, and then stops. For me, this happens when I’m sick and my...
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Maureen Bush
Nov 20, 2014
A Brilliant Writing Day
I had a great writing day earlier this week. I’ve been editing a novel manuscript and on Tuesday, I saw exactly what needed to be done to...
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Maureen Bush
Sep 19, 2014
The Joy of Writing
After a week of brainlessness, struggling with what feels like an eternal cold, I am, at least briefly, writing again. I can feel my body...
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Maureen Bush
Jun 3, 2014
Bunny Watching
I’m watching a bunny watching me. The bunny is sitting in the garden, at the base of the pear tree, in the little bunny-sized divot in...
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Maureen Bush
May 27, 2014
Playing With Story
I just wrote 2 1/2 pages of a new story. I have no idea what it’s about, but ah, that feels good. I’ve been playing with exploring story...
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