breaking down boundaries to the exuberant life of writing
June 29 2010 - In: The Writer's Life Anne Tyler Lord
Right mind is not happy mind and where it leads is to work, not to ease. –Eric Maisel Last week I began a series about Negative Thoughts. I will continue by discussing ways to confront destructive thoughts in a healthy way to improve our writing life. In this post, I am referring to negative thoughts […]
May 5 2010 - In: Memoir, Non-Fiction Anne Tyler Lord
Mother’s Day – Twitter Chats Blog Tour Welcome to the Twitter Chats Blog Tour, organized by Mari Juniper at Mari’s Randomities and Anne Tyler Lord at Don’t Fence Me In. Today’s theme is Mother’s Day. You’ll be traveling with us through the blogs of some of the fantastic authors and writers who participate in our weekly — funny, […]
April 23 2010 - In: #writerlbsOff, The Writer's Life Anne Tyler Lord
Worried about anything today? How does worry affect your life, your creativity, your writing? I look back over the last few months and see times I was happy and content from day to day without much worry. I like to think most of my life is that peaceful, at least in my mind. Then there […]
March 6 2010 - In: Poetry Anne Tyler Lord
I forgot to post a link from my blog to Soft Whispers last time one of my poems was featured. I plan to submit poems there regularly. I want to thank all my friends who have already commented on this poem. Here it is, Compassion’s Duality at Soft Whispers “I wrote this for someone suffering […]
March 4 2010 - In: Fiction, FridayFlash, Short Story Anne Tyler Lord
This is one of my #FridayFlash fiction stories. Each Friday, members of the #FridayFlash group on Twitter write fictional stories of 1,000 words or less and share them. Join in the fun by clicking on the #FridayFlash banner on my sidebar! ~~~~~~~~~ Beulah bolted through the back pasture as fast as her nine-year-old feet could […]
October 2 2009 - In: Poetry Anne Tyler Lord
Buddhism 101 says that all is suffering in this world. We know suffering is the cause of our unhappiness and meditation is how we see through this illusion. Can this truth be taken into the worst pain? Or into minor irritations? Can we master the experience of being able to distinguish between pain and suffering […]
September 11 2009 - In: Poetry Anne Tyler Lord
9/11 Shock Waves Today I watched the 9/11 memorial, similar to the time I watched 8 years ago, on Good Morning America. I sat with my 9 month old babies, talking on the phone to my husband. I watched at the moment, Charlie Gibson, was getting alarmed at the live sight of planes crashing into […]
September 3 2009 - In: Poetry Anne Tyler Lord
How do we deal pain & suffering in life? The RedFlame from my previous poems is symbolic of events that can enter our lives suddenly, but can also do a slow burn on us each day. Death, trauma, loss are big events. But there are also daily irritations when we are impatient and angry with […]
My name is Anne Tyler Lord. I have been many things in my life, but right now, I know I must write.
The Writer’s Life (see on Twitter - @Writers_Life and #Writers_Life) is my regular blog series that looks at the life of writers from a personal angle; our challenges, our quests, and what drives us to create. Read more about me here.
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Soft Whispers - Deadly Love, Be Mine. Valentine's Day Anthology - February 14, 2010
Flashes in the Dark - Ménage à Trois Avant-garde - February 12, 2010
Soft Whispers - Poetry - ongoing
FridayFlash - Flash fiction stories on Friday - ongoing
The Penny Dreadful - my serial fiction - ongoing
Tyler Corner is an historical novel about the lives of two women who were cousins growing up on Iowa farms in the 1920s - 1930s. It is based on the experiences from my own family and unsolved ax murders in Villisca, Iowa. I am writing this novel for NaNoWriMo 2010.
I am creating ebooks and courses for writers, and anyone who wants more creativity and transformation in their lives. The courses are based on Narrative and Poetry Therapy & Humor.
Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas is my first fictional series. It is followed by a sequel series titled Twisted Family Bonds. It is a dark humor soap opera about the Kaszinovs, a Russian Mafia Family.
R-Evolutionary Nights is a novel of romance and suspense set in Prague, Budapest and Wisconsin. Alex and Jack are in love, but must escape the influences of the Russian mafia that has infiltrated Jack's family. I began this novel during the 2009 NaNoWriMo. And, I won.
RedFlame DeepWater is a collection of spiritual poems about the agony and ecstasy of the spiritual journey. RedFlame describes the experience of the Dark Night of the Soul. I will continue the collection in 2010 with DeepWater, illuminating ecstatic spiritual experiences.
