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2025 – A Wandering Mind

Posted on August 10, 2025 by peggylchambers

As a writer, do you ever get distracted and end up with more than one manuscript at a time on your computer? Or is it just me? I’m like a dog in training who sees a squirrel. I’m sitting my … Continue reading →

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2022: Writing Great Descriptions

Posted on March 6, 2022 by peggylchambers

Stories don’t work without descriptions—the reader needs to experience what the character experiences. The best way to write a great description is to close your eyes and envision the scene—lay out the scene in your mind before you write it … Continue reading →

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2022: Once Upon a Time – Beginning a Story

Posted on February 13, 2022 by peggylchambers

I thought we might talk a little about the art of writing in the next few weeks.  I work with the teen writers at the local library, and we’ve worked hard on first lines for a story so it will … Continue reading →

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2020: Fewer Possessions, More Experiences – Writers!

Posted on July 12, 2020 by peggylchambers

    Writing stories of experiences or making your own seems to be a natural thing for humans.  Many never do it, though they think of it, and many do it without ever sharing what was written. My experience this … Continue reading →

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2020: Fewer Possessions, More Experiences – Big Magic!

Posted on June 28, 2020 by peggylchambers

    I’m reading a new book, Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray Love.  You might like it.  It is about living the creative life and is mostly geared toward writers, but also other artists. Some of … Continue reading →

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2017 Life-Long Learning: Learning to Live With Allergies

Posted on April 28, 2019 by peggylchambers

    I’ve always been active and able to do what I wanted.  I know I’m not getting any younger but my allergies have been terrible this year.  I’ve had a stopped-up ear for over three weeks now, gone to … Continue reading →

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2019 Life-long Learning: Learning About Books

Posted on March 3, 2019 by peggylchambers

    I spent the day yesterday at the Enid Public Library with 40 or 50 of my dearest friends. The Enid Author Fest just completed its third year – and it was a good one. We had poets, novelists, … Continue reading →

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2018 Clearing my Life: SWOSU-Sayre Literary Festival

Posted on October 7, 2018 by peggylchambers

  I was asked to speak at SWOSU-Sayre’s annual Literary Festival https://newsok.com/article/5609767/swosu-sayre-fall-literary-festival-to-be-held-on-oct.-5 this last week.  I found myself immersed with a great group of people who love literature as much as I do.  Terry Ford and her staff put together … Continue reading →

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2018 Clearing your Life: L A Talk Radio, The Writers Block Interview

Posted on March 11, 2018 by peggylchambers

    Sitting out here on the prairie writing stories, I’ve made some friends in California.  Thursday March 15, 2018 at 7:00 PST (9:00 CST) I will be a guest on The Writers Block radio show. LA Talk Radio the … Continue reading →

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2016 CULTIVATING GRATITUDE: #WEAREOWFI!

Posted on September 12, 2016 by peggylchambers

     I’m proud to say I’m a member of the Oklahoma Writer’s Federation, Inc. (OWFI) because WE ARE OWFI! That statement started last year after our conference and caught on.    I attended the board meeting today as a delegate from … Continue reading →

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