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Books I’ve Been Reading
I started this series of posts at the end of January with a blog post titled, Books I Read in January. And I fully intended to do one post a month. But then my life blew up, I got an agent, and I...
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Books I Read in April (And Part of May)
Herewith, my semi-regular list of books I've been reading. Why? Because I love and adore reading posts what others have been reading (so write more of them, y'all). And I figure you might get a few...
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Books I Read In May
I can't figure out what's going on. I know I read a ton last month, but I can't seem to bring any of the titles into my mind. (As soon as I press publish on this post they will flood into my brain.)...
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What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Write
So there you are. You've cleared your schedule and made time to write. The kids are farmed out, the dog is asleep, your partner is happily watching something stupid on TV. You open a file, place...
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Five on Friday: Happy New Year!
After an absence of, oh a couple weeks, here I am, back with another Five on Friday. That is if I can find the notes I wrote once I got inspired about this post. Ah, here we are. I’ve got piles of...
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Five on Friday: Mind Miasma
My brain is like a boggy swamp. How I’m Feeling: The title of this post. I’m in a mind miasma. I finished the rough draft of my novel, which was such a non-event it barely even registered. No glowing...
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Preparation is Three-Quarters of the Battle
I’m leaving for France (Paris and Ceret) soon. I’m not one of those people who pack and repack a week ahead. No, you’ll find me throwing clothes in the suitcase the night before. But, and this is a big...
View ArticleI Almost Quit Nanowrimo
Last week was rough for me. I was distracted by the election news and I didn’t get a lot done. My daily habit is to rise early, get coffee and spend a few minutes checking on what happened over night...
View ArticleFive on Friday: Gloomy February Edition
I know, I know, you get back what you put out so I shouldn’t be calling February gloomy. But for cripes sakes, it kind of is. I mean, we’ve got the Donald, and here in Portland we’ve had so many ice...
View ArticleFive on Friday: Back From Retreat
What I did this week: I just got back from a three-day writing retreat in Astoria, Oregon. Oh boy oh boy was it ever wonderful to have three days to focus on writing fiction. I also remembered how...
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