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Writer's Block

Flow
  Posted: Sun, January 24, 2010 @ 5:18AM

The sounds of silence
  Posted: Tue, January 12, 2010 @ 2:20AM

Why write for kids?
  Posted: Tue, December 8, 2009 @ 4:45PM

Embargoing, going, gone
  Posted: Wed, December 2, 2009 @ 3:56PM

The music cure
  Posted: Sun, November 8, 2009 @ 2:16AM

When sources stop talking
  Posted: Mon, October 26, 2009 @ 3:27AM

Cloudy, with a chance of rejection
  Posted: Thu, October 15, 2009 @ 0:30AM

Backstory: "Just Run"
  Posted: Tue, October 6, 2009 @ 3:48AM

No such thing as a stupid question
  Posted: Sat, September 26, 2009 @ 5:29AM

Good stories find you
  Posted: Wed, September 9, 2009 @ 4:38AM

Putter-inners, taker-outers
  Posted: Wed, August 19, 2009 @ 4:14PM

Eating the elephant
  Posted: Tue, August 11, 2009 @ 3:56PM

Caring
  Posted: Tue, August 4, 2009 @ 5:24PM

Divorce records
  Posted: Thu, July 30, 2009 @ 7:50PM

"Man on the street"
  Posted: Sun, July 19, 2009 @ 8:29PM

Obnoxious Hollywood journalists (part two)
  Posted: Thu, July 9, 2009 @ 7:42PM

Obnoxious Hollywood journalists (part one)
  Posted: Tue, June 23, 2009 @ 3:41AM

The new piece in my prism
  Posted: Wed, June 17, 2009 @ 10:11PM

The real Ka'imi
  Posted: Tue, June 9, 2009 @ 6:18PM

My dorkiest interview
  Posted: Wed, June 3, 2009 @ 9:18PM

Covering the past
  Posted: Thu, May 28, 2009 @ 10:48PM

Public Relations 101
  Posted: Thu, May 21, 2009 @ 10:00PM

Writing ahead
  Posted: Thu, May 14, 2009 @ 7:03PM

Good tip, bad tip
  Posted: Tue, May 5, 2009 @ 7:05PM

Twitfaceblogbookreader
  Posted: Fri, May 1, 2009 @ 8:11PM

Press conferences, Maui style
  Posted: Wed, April 15, 2009 @ 4:21PM

Protecting sources
  Posted: Wed, April 1, 2009 @ 10:44PM

Interviewing a group
  Posted: Fri, March 27, 2009 @ 5:00PM

Tsunami scramble
  Posted: Fri, March 20, 2009 @ 9:11PM

Reviewing government web sites
  Posted: Wed, March 18, 2009 @ 10:09PM

Be kind to journos
  Posted: Sat, March 14, 2009 @ 11:18AM

Seven things that annoy this reporter.
  Posted: Wed, March 11, 2009 @ 6:26PM

Inquiring minds
  Posted: Fri, March 6, 2009 @ 4:27PM

A house for Mrs. Ueoka
  Posted: Wed, March 4, 2009 @ 5:56PM

How to deal with incomprehensible quotes
  Posted: Fri, February 27, 2009 @ 7:09PM

Goodbye, "Council Meets"
  Posted: Wed, February 25, 2009 @ 3:55PM

Facebook controversy
  Posted: Fri, February 20, 2009 @ 7:40PM

Back to the GPAC
  Posted: Wed, February 18, 2009 @ 7:51PM

Thank you, Corky
  Posted: Fri, February 13, 2009 @ 4:36PM

Newsroom speak
  Posted: Wed, February 11, 2009 @ 4:15PM

I'm in charge!
  Posted: Fri, February 6, 2009 @ 5:14PM

Obits
  Posted: Wed, February 4, 2009 @ 5:57PM

Crib sheets
  Posted: Fri, January 30, 2009 @ 7:37PM

Warm/fuzzy
  Posted: Wed, January 28, 2009 @ 4:18PM

Watching their words
  Posted: Fri, January 23, 2009 @ 11:52PM

Tanji has left the building
  Posted: Wed, January 21, 2009 @ 5:32PM

Friday extra: Leg? Ledge? Lege?
  Posted: Fri, January 16, 2009 @ 7:15PM

Who writes the editorials?
  Posted: Wed, January 14, 2009 @ 5:24PM

Manufacturing the news
  Posted: Tue, January 13, 2009 @ 0:42AM

"Photography is not a crime"
  Posted: Wed, January 7, 2009 @ 7:17PM

Back in action
  Posted: Mon, January 5, 2009 @ 4:49PM

Holiday Timewasters
  Posted: Mon, December 22, 2008 @ 1:28AM

The Writing God
  Posted: Wed, December 17, 2008 @ 4:56PM

Book Tour 2008
  Posted: Mon, December 15, 2008 @ 3:48PM

"No can do, kid."
  Posted: Wed, December 10, 2008 @ 7:12PM

Now on Twitter
  Posted: Mon, December 8, 2008 @ 5:18PM

Guest blogger: unknown
  Posted: Fri, December 5, 2008 @ 6:54PM

Lahaina flood control story
  Posted: Wed, December 3, 2008 @ 6:12PM

Sensationalizing a story
  Posted: Mon, December 1, 2008 @ 5:00PM

The flying mayor
  Posted: Wed, November 26, 2008 @ 5:07PM

Don Couch's "late" filings
  Posted: Mon, November 24, 2008 @ 3:54PM

Nishiki accepted Dowling loan
  Posted: Wed, November 19, 2008 @ 5:23PM

Hiding in plain sight
  Posted: Mon, November 17, 2008 @ 1:47PM

Amazing NPR/NYT economy stories
  Posted: Wed, November 12, 2008 @ 9:40PM

Sick on the Superferry
  Posted: Mon, November 10, 2008 @ 5:42PM

The opposite of apathy
  Posted: Wed, November 5, 2008 @ 4:47PM

Campaign finance reports
  Posted: Mon, November 3, 2008 @ 8:26PM

Studs Terkel RIP
  Posted: Fri, October 31, 2008 @ 8:43PM

My first children's book!
  Posted: Wed, October 29, 2008 @ 5:00PM

Maui Gold story
  Posted: Mon, October 27, 2008 @ 6:25PM

Undercover journalism
  Posted: Wed, October 22, 2008 @ 5:12PM

Recorders
  Posted: Mon, October 20, 2008 @ 8:45PM

Writing sick
  Posted: Wed, October 15, 2008 @ 5:12PM

Blogs Away!
  Posted: Mon, October 13, 2008 @ 4:01PM

Thanks...I think
  Posted: Wed, October 8, 2008 @ 10:22PM

Campaign Trail
  Posted: Wed, October 1, 2008 @ 4:33PM

More wacky words
  Posted: Tue, September 30, 2008 @ 8:32PM

Kissy kissy
  Posted: Fri, September 26, 2008 @ 12:51P

I heart Google!
  Posted: Thu, September 25, 2008 @ 7:11PM

Finding People
  Posted: Tue, September 23, 2008 @ 9:51PM

Candidate profiles
  Posted: Wed, September 17, 2008 @ 7:35PM

Online corrections
  Posted: Thu, September 11, 2008 @ 3:55PM

Baffling words
  Posted: Tue, September 9, 2008 @ 4:57PM

Where were we?
  Posted: Fri, September 5, 2008 @ 4:28AM

In politics, what's personal?
  Posted: Tue, September 2, 2008 @ 6:58PM

Civic duty
  Posted: Wed, August 27, 2008 @ 9:51PM

Ten percent
  Posted: Wed, August 20, 2008 @ 3:05PM

Safety in Numbers
  Posted: Fri, August 8, 2008 @ 5:44AM

Getting paid for it
  Posted: Tue, July 29, 2008 @ 4:49AM

Sign of the times
  Posted: Thu, July 24, 2008 @ 5:02PM

Back to work!
  Posted: Tue, July 22, 2008 @ 5:47PM

Timewaster Roundup
  Posted: Thu, July 17, 2008 @ 10:23PM

The Pesenhofer Effect
  Posted: Fri, July 11, 2008 @ 9:09PM

independence vs. accuracy -- the smackdown
  Posted: Wed, July 9, 2008 @ 3:09AM

Making the cut
  Posted: Fri, July 4, 2008 @ 5:45AM

Update on Kanakaole story
  Posted: Wed, July 2, 2008 @ 5:30PM

What I did on my summer vacation
  Posted: Sun, June 29, 2008 @ 9:00PM

Research
  Posted: Tue, June 24, 2008 @ 5:26PM

attachments -- ugh
  Posted: Mon, June 23, 2008 @ 7:24PM

The toughest call
  Posted: Wed, June 18, 2008 @ 6:19PM

Tim Russert
  Posted: Fri, June 13, 2008 @ 8:16PM

The other side of the clouds
  Posted: Wed, June 11, 2008 @ 4:10PM

Why didn't I think of that?
  Posted: Fri, June 6, 2008 @ 4:46PM

No, you can't read the story first.
  Posted: Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 7:32PM

Better late than never
  Posted: Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 3:53PM

Dateline: Maui
  Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 @ 2:31AM

Filling in the blanks
  Posted: Mon, May 26, 2008 @ 7:30PM

Cold as ice
  Posted: Thu, May 22, 2008 @ 4:27AM

Culinary adventures
  Posted: Mon, May 19, 2008 @ 10:18PM

Tuning out
  Posted: Sat, May 17, 2008 @ 3:33AM

wacky and wonderful
  Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 @ 10:56PM

Goin' somewhere
  Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 @ 5:09PM

Quit your day job.
  Posted: Mon, May 5, 2008 @ 9:22PM

My favorite writing tip
  Posted: Sun, May 4, 2008 @ 3:04AM

Going public
  Posted: Wed, April 30, 2008 @ 2:50AM

Iolani No Ka Oi!
  Posted: Fri, April 25, 2008 @ 7:47PM

One thing at a time
  Posted: Mon, April 21, 2008 @ 6:34PM

Gag me with a lede
  Posted: Thu, April 17, 2008 @ 4:48PM

Don't mess with the golfers...
  Posted: Tue, April 15, 2008 @ 3:54PM

Celebrate Reading
  Posted: Sun, April 13, 2008 @ 3:50AM

The Long Road Home
  Posted: Sun, April 6, 2008 @ 4:55PM

GPACtion!
  Posted: Fri, April 4, 2008 @ 3:08AM

Ah, Pho
  Posted: Sat, March 29, 2008 @ 4:00AM

The Dead Beat
  Posted: Thu, March 27, 2008 @ 3:01AM

Goodreads
  Posted: Tue, March 25, 2008 @ 2:51AM

Emoticon
  Posted: Wed, March 19, 2008 @ 6:01AM

Budget Season
  Posted: Sat, March 15, 2008 @ 3:52AM

Write in "chapters"
  Posted: Fri, March 7, 2008 @ 3:16AM

The Grinch
  Posted: Sun, March 2, 2008 @ 2:58PM

Pastry files
  Posted: Fri, February 29, 2008 @ 4:26AM

State of the County
  Posted: Wed, February 27, 2008 @ 3:07AM

Dan the Man
  Posted: Sat, February 23, 2008 @ 5:19AM

caucus mania
  Posted: Wed, February 20, 2008 @ 2:23AM

Whose side are you on, anyway?
  Posted: Thu, February 14, 2008 @ 6:39PM

Let's do lunch
  Posted: Mon, February 11, 2008 @ 2:30AM

Land ho.
  Posted: Fri, February 8, 2008 @ 10:18PM

Ilima Loomis

Staff Writer Ilima Loomis has been a Maui News staff writer since 2001, and is the author of Ka'imi's First Roundup and Rough Riders: Hawaii's Paniolo and Their Stories, both published by Island Heritage. She lives in Haiku.

Contact Info 808-249-6849
iloomis@mauinews.com

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