Diego Forlán plays soccer position of a striker

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I just discovered another soccer hunk after watching Friday’s game.  I had to add him to the soccer hottie list here.  

Diego Forlán is from Uruguay (playing for Uruguay during the World Cup).  Outside of the World Cup games, he plays for Spain.  He’s got long tresses, sculptured-like facial features and washboard abs.  When he scores a goal, he likes to take off his jersey.  The  women like when he does that.     

I can see Diego on the cover of a romance novel.  Watch out Fabio.

Paz Edwards 

Fabio on the cover of the bestselling romance novel Hearts Aflame.

This is one of my all-time favorite historical romances.  Has anyone read it?

Diego Forlán sans jersey at the end of a game

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France soccer team

AFP Photo /Franck Fife

Training and practice is the perfect way to develop one’s craft or achieve one’s goals.  The above photo shows the France soccer team training, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.  The second photo shows the South Africa soccer team practicing in Johannesburg at the beginning of the World Cup games.

Seeing photos of the different teams reminded me that training and practice not only applies to the footballers but writers, and anyone else who wants to be good at what they do, too.   In order to be a better writer, one has to practice and train by writing everyday.  Practice makes perfect.

My friend, Ande, has a wonderful blog called DOGGING THE WORDS to assit writers.  It includes a daily writing practice assignment.  If you’re interested in writing tips, go check it out.

Paz Edwards

South Africa Team
Topshots/AFP Photo/Alexander Joe