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I use the info in Collage for the Writer's Soul to jump start my writing, develop and deepen characters, and to imagine my ideal readers. It's full of clear examples of how collage enhances all kinds of writing, including fiction, essays, poetry, blog posts, and more. This deep dive into the heart and soul of writing teaches lessons about writing as well as collage making and interpreting. The cha Read more of this blog post »

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	Bucket Listers Get Your Brave On: How To Do the Thing You're 'Too Old' & 'Too Scared' To Do 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creative Blogging: Ninja Writers Guide to Character Development (Ninja Writers Guides Book 3) by Marilyn Flower (Goodreads Author), Shaunta Grimes (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Menopause: Aging & Caregiving: An anthology for the woman in the middle of aging and caregiving. (MiddlePauseMedia: Menopause Anthologies) by Debbie Walker, Margie Peterson (Goodreads Author), Marilyn Flower (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Menopause: Menopause & Transitions: An anthology for the woman in the middle of menopause and transitions. (MiddlePauseMedia: Menopause Anthologies) by Debbie Walker, Marilyn Flower (Goodreads Author), K. Bennett it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	COLLAGE FOR THE WRITER'S SOUL: USING SOULCOLLAGE® TO INSPIRE AND DEEPEN YOUR STORIES AND CHARACTERS by Marilyn Flower (Goodreads Author), Megan Stewart (Editor), Shaunta Grimes (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body.”
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