Category: WFMAD
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New Orleans Revival
I finished the first draft of FORTITUDE last Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Cue the party horns! It felt great and I immediately took a few days off from serious writing because I busted my fingers and brain the previous two weeks to get it done. Yes, even though it’s Laurie Halse Anderson’s annual WFMAD challenge…
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Writing, Everyday
Since it’s officially a long weekend here (Hello, Labor Day!) I’ve decided to labor over my WIP to get closer to finishing the never ending first draft. I write slow, with a capital S. After skipping work for three days at the beginning of the week, I’m making up for it by busting my fingers…
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What was I thinking?!
Yes, I used two, count them, TWO, punctuation marks because my situation is a question and an exclamatory. Read onto find out why. If you’re a reader of this blog, know me personally, or even just hear about me from someone else, you probably know I’m a writer. People have paid me for my words,…
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Turning a New Page in Life
My somber previous post has scared me away from blogging. But there’s now a (leaky) cap on the gushing BP oil well, so that’s a bit of an improvement. Enough said, there isn’t much Pollyanna in me about that issue. But here is a link to a haunting song by Mithril, inspired by the oil…
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Yarntastic
First, I’d like to shout out a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law! You’re the bomb! My oldest was due on this day, one year ago, but she was over-cooked… like both my other turkeys. It’s been a week of knitting. (I know I should have spent more time writing- I’m loosing the momentum I…
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