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POEM A DAY – June 14

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

I Can Think Myself Out Of Doing Anything the[internal]WarofArtmarginaliameditations Get your copy of The War of Art Here.

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Marketing Work (aka editing resistance!)

March 24, 2025March 17, 2025 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

I've been having gargantuan resistance when it comes to getting back into edits for my YA novel. Gah! Like...soooo much resistance. I'm attributing it to several things: a) body and mind recovery post a big life change, b) the end of a dreary and cold-as-balls winter c) too many good books to read and d)… Continue reading Marketing Work (aka editing resistance!)

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Poem 198 – This Other Resistance

July 17, 2021 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

This Other Resistance one thingthat takes a lot of time & energythat moves in like a hungry lionthough I’ve fought the lionI’ve tamed the lionI’ve rocked the lion to sleepit still roars mountains of resistancesucks the air from my lung like a punch to the guttricks me into believing I can’t do itthough I’ve done… Continue reading Poem 198 – This Other Resistance

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