Showing posts with label Vicki Hinze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vicki Hinze. Show all posts
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 07, 2011
MKT: Great Debate Fresh Fiction Blog and Contest
An FYI: I did a guest blog today at FRESH FICTION. There's a one-day contest as well as the DIAMONDS AND DEADLY TIES, BE GOOD TO YOURSELF, VALENTINE!, AND RECIPE contests going on now also.
Great Debates and Moral Dilemmas is posted HERE.
Today's contest (for an autographed copy of DEADLY TIES) is posted HERE.
The other 3 DEADLY TIES contests are posted HERE.
Blessings,
Vicki
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Saturday, January 08, 2011
Friday, January 07, 2011
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Friday, December 03, 2010
Ebook Update
This is an update on your requests to make my nonfiction writing books and articles available on Kindle. We're making progress, and this lets you know what's now available...
Blessings,
Vicki
Saturday, November 20, 2010
November Newsletter
The November Newsletter is up! View it HERE.
Special holiday contests as well as news.
Blessings,
Vicki
Special holiday contests as well as news.
Blessings,
Vicki
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Veteran's Day
Remembering your sacrifices and those of your families this Veteran’s Day.
God Bless Our Vets
With gratitude and wishes for many, many
Blessings,
Vicki
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
It's Election Day--VOTE!
After the most expensive mid-term election in our history, it’s finally here--election day!
We the people are grateful for many reasons, not the least of which we can almost see all the negative ads in our rearview mirrors. Soon the robo-calls and the pleas for financial support will be behind us.
Oh, we’ve still got all the allegations of voter fraud which are anticipated by all to run rampant this year--and no doubt will. These shenanigans that undermine our faith in the validity of the vote have many of us wishing our country, since it can’t depend on honesty and integrity, would depend on the purple stain on fingers. (Don’t laugh: it would eliminate the dead and jail votes which are significant in number.) Maybe next election...
For this one, we vote, watch and hope.
And we keep watching after the vote.
Because we understand if we aren’t part of the solution, then we’re part of the problem. And while we’ve treated voting as a privilege of citizenship, we have given too little thought to it also being a civic responsibility.
Privilege and responsibility always run hand in hand. You don’t see or experience one without the other. We’ve neglected that too long. So today, a reminder:
If you want to retain your griping rights, then vote.
If you don’t vote, don’t gripe.
You’ve forfeited the privilege.
Today Americans will decide who they want to be as a people. They’ll decide on many rules and propositions that impact how they will be governed. It’s your day to have your voice heard in the one way that isn’t ignored. Will you use it? Or lose it?
Blessings,
Vicki
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
Character: Bitterness
WARNING: THIS IS A NO-EDIT ZONE...
I few nights ago, I watched an interview with a “personality” that intrigued me. At one time, he was funny, bright and interesting. Listening to him was entertaining and at times enlightening.
Now, years later, he’s still interesting but for very different reasons. He’s grown rude and arrogant--considers himself superior to others and makes no bones about it. He projects the image of being wise and all-knowing and yet gets the facts he offers proving it wrong.
It was hard to reconcile these two distinct and very different people as one person. And it yet was, and that’s what sparked my interest.
My imagination went into overdrive. What had happened to him? I continued to watch, seeking clues, watching for tips or hints that would give me insight. He offered nothing of value beyond his arrogance, attacking and belittling others who happen to be different. Simply put, those who agree with him are worthy of breathing. Those who don’t agree with him are too stupid to live.
And then toward the end, I caught a glimpse that carried a sense not of what happened, but of the results of that something. Bitterness.
What happened to cause this man to become jaded or cynical or bitter isn’t known, but his disillusionment was apparent.
So while I and half the rest of the world were insulted by this man, it was easy to let go of the irritation created by his comments. They were still unreasonable, arrogant and rude and well as inaccurate, but he, like the rest of us, is imperfect and flawed. And whatever caused him to change into this person he’s become, carrying that bitterness is a heavy load.
I don’t envy him his path. True, he’s choosing daily--even hourly--to walk it, but sometimes when you’re mired in the maze, the way out can be hard to see.
And that got me to thinking that a person who drastically changes makes for a very interesting and complex character. One caveat. The man didn’t show a single redemptive quality. I’m sure he has them, he just didn’t show them. A character can’t do that and carry much story weight. So give your character a redeeming quality and you’ve got a strong complex character--a worthy villain.
Has to be a villain. A hero just doesn’t hang onto bitterness. He isn’t rude or arrogant. He doesn’t consider himself superior to others. He doesn’t have to tell you he’s heroic; his actions make that evident. A hero might be bitter about something, but he resolves it and moves on.
I hope the man too finds his way to a resolution. That will take seeking one, of course, and for whatever reason he doesn’t at this point seem to be ready to do that. More’s the pity. But hope springs eternal, and for his sake, I dare to hope that he gets ready soon. His soul is clearly weary. And that is an even heavier burden to carry than bitterness.
Blessings,
Vicki
I few nights ago, I watched an interview with a “personality” that intrigued me. At one time, he was funny, bright and interesting. Listening to him was entertaining and at times enlightening.
Now, years later, he’s still interesting but for very different reasons. He’s grown rude and arrogant--considers himself superior to others and makes no bones about it. He projects the image of being wise and all-knowing and yet gets the facts he offers proving it wrong.
It was hard to reconcile these two distinct and very different people as one person. And it yet was, and that’s what sparked my interest.
My imagination went into overdrive. What had happened to him? I continued to watch, seeking clues, watching for tips or hints that would give me insight. He offered nothing of value beyond his arrogance, attacking and belittling others who happen to be different. Simply put, those who agree with him are worthy of breathing. Those who don’t agree with him are too stupid to live.
And then toward the end, I caught a glimpse that carried a sense not of what happened, but of the results of that something. Bitterness.
What happened to cause this man to become jaded or cynical or bitter isn’t known, but his disillusionment was apparent.
So while I and half the rest of the world were insulted by this man, it was easy to let go of the irritation created by his comments. They were still unreasonable, arrogant and rude and well as inaccurate, but he, like the rest of us, is imperfect and flawed. And whatever caused him to change into this person he’s become, carrying that bitterness is a heavy load.
I don’t envy him his path. True, he’s choosing daily--even hourly--to walk it, but sometimes when you’re mired in the maze, the way out can be hard to see.
And that got me to thinking that a person who drastically changes makes for a very interesting and complex character. One caveat. The man didn’t show a single redemptive quality. I’m sure he has them, he just didn’t show them. A character can’t do that and carry much story weight. So give your character a redeeming quality and you’ve got a strong complex character--a worthy villain.
Has to be a villain. A hero just doesn’t hang onto bitterness. He isn’t rude or arrogant. He doesn’t consider himself superior to others. He doesn’t have to tell you he’s heroic; his actions make that evident. A hero might be bitter about something, but he resolves it and moves on.
I hope the man too finds his way to a resolution. That will take seeking one, of course, and for whatever reason he doesn’t at this point seem to be ready to do that. More’s the pity. But hope springs eternal, and for his sake, I dare to hope that he gets ready soon. His soul is clearly weary. And that is an even heavier burden to carry than bitterness.
Blessings,
Vicki
Monday, September 13, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Insight: Audio Post--Coping with Aging Parents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHy3_w_x6o4
An audio of insights gained in coping with the care of aging parents and their deaths.
An audio of insights gained in coping with the care of aging parents and their deaths.
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