Allison Sloan
Only the wisest and stupidest…
“ Only the wisest and stupidest... never change” Confucius With so much going on in the world today, there is stressful news coming at us...
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Allison Sloan
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March, 2022
Have we time traveled? Is it the 1960's? Or maybe 1940? I would like my greatest worries to be whether my 4-year-old grandson will ever...
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"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." David Bowie
Time flies: Three weeks ago at Grub Street’s conference, The Muse & The Marketplace, I was inspired by so many great speakers, agents,...
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Inspired by The Muse & the Marketplace
Whew, I just finished a fabulous week at Grub Street’s all virtual The Muse and The Marketplace 2021. It was superior, as usual, but even...
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Dayenu: It would have been enough
Calling to the energy of the universe and living with intention. This is my evening practice of Qigong. Eighteen movements to feel the...
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"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." Ruth Bader Ginsberg
We must step forward even if it's baby steps, even if it's two steps back and one forward. We have to. The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsberg...
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SAY YES: Step Into Equality
So much external stuff bleeds into our discussions, hopefully we all have a safe place to talk about it, share emotions, understand new...
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Princess Chi : And the 18 Tasks of Qigong
What's keeping you busy this pandemic? Woulda' coulda' shoulda' been blogging! Instead I wrote Princess Chi, a book to guide children...
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Writing "in-the-box"
I feel better in the hads and woulds, but I live in the nows and thens. I'm so "in-the-box" with my writing, but I think most people are...
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“Rename your “To-Do” list to your “Opportunities list.” Steve Maraboli
Hello 2020! Yup, started off with the flu again, just like 2019! I embrace existentialism. Also starting off with renewed energy to check...
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"It's your responsibility to love it, or change it." Chuck Palahnuik
Remember that great prologue I was so excited about last blog? Well, got some different opinions and ideas from meetings with agents and...
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"Nothing is impossible. The word says I'm possible." Audrey Hepburn
2019 is now. Partied through the holidays, family and friends, connecting. Laid low with the flu in early January then bounced back with...
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Think System
Hurrah, two agents asked to read more of my novel. One even said she’s heard fabulous things about my book! I hope they are patient,...
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"The #1 Writing Conference in North America" (The Writer Magazine)
GrubStreet's The Muse & The Marketplace was everything it's marvelous title promises. If you needed inspiration, it was in the air. If...
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Ready! Set! GO! GrubStreet : The Muse and the Marketplace
I thought a lot about joining GrubStreet and registering for The Muse and the Marketplace for about a year after I met Eve Bridburg and...
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