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Be Heard: Start Blogging in 2012

01.06.2012

Creating a cadre of tech-savvy midlifers is the goal of the MidLifeBloggers Conference.

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The MidLife Virgin Deconstructs a Resolution

01.05.2012

Ed. Note: I just spent ages–ages, I tell you–writing a post deconstructing one of my New Year’s resolutions.  And it disappeared.  Not all of it, but the best parts.  So until I can resuscitate it–tomorrow, maybe–here’s is the MidLife Virgin’s response to yesterday’s Writers Workshop prompt: . “Last year, my resolution was to work on [...]

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Wednesday Writers Workshop: New Year’s Resolutions

01.04.2012

I have a box that is full of partially-written notebooks that are a testament to my annual resolution to keep a journal

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New Year’s Eve

12.29.2011

I do or don’t watch TV or a movie. I do or don’t stay up till midnight. I am or am not alone.

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Wednesday Writers Workshop: New Year’s Eve

12.28.2011

And what will you be doing?  And who will you be spending it with? Have you mastered the art of creating the perfect New Year’s Eve for yourself? Is it a vestigial remain of your twenties–either an attempt to recreate the Best New Years Ever or the Best New Years Never? Have you moved on [...]

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A Perfectly Pleasant Post About the Holidays

12.22.2011

Or maybe I thought I had something to say and then, faced with the blank screen, find I don’t.

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Wednesday Writer’s Workshop: T’was Just Before Christmas….

12.21.2011

You can vent in the comments or commit a fully-written prose piece to your blog and send me the link: jane(at)midlifebloggers(dot)com

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Wednesday Writers Workshop: Real Time Real Life Blogging Seminar

12.14.2011

I’m putting together the best of what I’ve learned over the almost eight years that I’ve been blogging as well as my experience in social media and years of teaching writing.

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The Doll Under the Christmas Tree

12.08.2011

One odd fact, though: every year, when I got that doll, I would name her Susie. I have no idea why.

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Wednesday Writers Workshop: Holiday Memories, Naughty or Nice

12.07.2011

Here’s a simple one:  what’s the one thing you could always count on at Christmas/Chanukah/Kwaanza/whatever? It could be something nice, like a gift or a tradition.  Or it could be something if not naughty, then just not nice. I’ll be posting my response tomorrow, and I’ll be rounding up all of yours in the comments.

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