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Posted on September 1, 2014
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I had planned to spend the entire weekend writing a short story. Unfortunately, my story had other ideas. Turns out that the story idea I’d envisioned isn’t a short story at all. It’s a novella. And while I like the story and think it’s… Continue Reading “The Stories We Tell”
Posted on April 11, 2014
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I write stuff because I don’t know how to not write stuff. It’s just something I have always done. I tell stories. Sometimes, when I think they’re interesting enough, I write them down. I would write for myself even if I thought no one… Continue Reading “The Thing About the Writing Thing”
Posted on March 17, 2014
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By Neil Gaiman’s definition, I’ve had some pretty good days lately. Well, okay, I took a couple of days off to go on a short trip to Chicago. But otherwise, yes. I’m writing every day. I’m keeping to a routine that works. I’m wrapping… Continue Reading “Pretty Good Days”
Posted on March 7, 2014
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For the university students at the college where I work, Spring Break begins today. While I don’t have the entire week off from work, I do have two three-day weekends in a row, which is almost as fantastic. This weekend, I’m working on book… Continue Reading “Spring Break Boogie”
Category: blogging, gratitude, Layla, Neil Gaiman, promotion, publicity, reading, social media, writingTags: Anne Rice, Autographs, Fangirling, Interview, Layla, Miranda, Neil Gaiman, Podcast
Posted on January 13, 2014
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How to Break Through Your Creative Block by Maria Popova for Brain Pickings I’m working on this. I get easily distracted and sidetracked with to-do lists and social media, and then the next thing I know I’m taking a nap. My solution is two-fold.… Continue Reading “Random Interesting Stuff (or How I Cut My Distractions and Got Busy Writing Book 2)”
Category: blogging, Book 2, Dog Tales, History of Magic and Experimental Science, Inspiration, social media, The Poisoner's Handbook, Vampire Forensics, vampires, writer's block, writing
Posted on December 29, 2013
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Since I was a kid, I’ve always been a big list-maker. One of the most satisfying experiences, in my opinion, is making a list of all the things I hope to accomplish in a day/week/month/year and ticking them off one at a time till… Continue Reading “Goal Setting for the New Year”
Category: Goodreads, hobbies, Ma Chère Antoinne, New Year, promotion, publishing, reading, Scrivener, social media, The Stanley Hotel Writer's Retreat 2014, writing
Posted on December 28, 2013
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I have a lot to be grateful for over this past year, so I thought I’d take a moment to appreciate the good things. There are lots more I could list, but these are the big things. I finished writing a book. Not my… Continue Reading “2013 Gratitude”
Posted on December 13, 2013
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Writery ThingsDuring the month of November, I was quiet here, but my writing life has been extremely busy. In October, I had a conversation with an agent, and she recommended to me that I increase the length of the novel in order to make… Continue Reading “Where I’ve been (Among other things)”
Posted on October 18, 2013
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Yesterday, I was interviewed by Thomas Gilson from Central Methodist University’s Eagle Radio about my writing. Since Blogger, WordPress, and Facebook all lack the ability to post audio files, I created a Tumblr account in order to host the interview file in it’s entirety.… Continue Reading “Eagle Radio Interview with Thomas Gilson”
Posted on October 3, 2013
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I’ve kept it under my hat for a month, wanting to wait till there was something definite to say, but it’s time. People have been asking me about the book, and I’m ready now to talk about the reason for my delay. In September,… Continue Reading “Exciting News!”
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