There are some things in life I will never understand. For example, I don’t get why men have to be so disgusting. Hubs was recently telling me about the port-a-potties and bathrooms at work (he’s in construction), and well, that’s a post all by itself. Use your imagination and that still won’t be enough to hit [...]
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I guess from all the discussion about pitching and registering that Nationals are bearing down upon us. Just listen to me complain! Pitching makes me nervous. Registering (and shelling out all that money) makes my nearest, dearest Architect nervous. Which makes me feel defiant on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and slightly apologetic on Tuesdays, Thursdays, [...]
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Wednesday already? I swear time does fly whether you’re having fun or not. And it moves all the faster the older I get! So I got to thinking about support from your loved one, especially when it comes to the writing career. See, I got to thinking about this because I am on the fence about [...]
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Before I begin, there’s an added bonus at the bottom of this post! Go ahead, check it out, then come back, and read the post. If you’re like me, you have to know the bonus before you continue. La, la, la, la, la…oh, you’re back, sorry about that. I tend to sing or hum when [...]
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Keri’s post this weekend about songs got me to thinking about a song I came across recently and I just have to share. My oldest daughter wanted to download it off of I-Tunes and me being the overprotective mom I am, I had to listen to it first. Wow. Every once in a while a [...]
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I’ve recently discovered a great site! It’s Playlist.com. The fab thing about this site is there’s songs at your fingertips and it takes only a snap to search for songs, listen to them, and add them to your playlist. The following is what I’ve been listening to while doing some really deep edits on my [...]
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Today we’ve got Robin Kaye! Author of our January Must Have book—Romeo Romeo. If you haven’t gotten it yet, what are you waiting for?? RK: Thanks so much for the great review and for choosing Romeo, Romeo as your Must Have Book for January. Me: Thank you for writing it! I had a [...]
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I don’t know whether it was entirely Amy blogging yesterday about the comparative benefits of being an outliner or a pantser, or whether it’s mainly because I am (figuratively!) standing in the middle of the pieces of what started out as a perfectly good NaNo book (or at least half of one: 52,515 words, to [...]
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So I have always been extremely proud of the fact that I am a pantser. I start with an idea, or even an impression, then I run with it. I have completed three manuscripts – the first, my learning curve; the second, my attempt to redeem myself; and my third, my foray into a different [...]
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Today’s a great day for a surprise and if you’re here with me, then you have the chance to win. My good friend Kathy Carmichael’s book, Hot Flash is out and I have one to give away. Don’t you just love it when surprise happen? I know I do, but more importantly, I know [...]
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