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Midweek #ROW80 Check-In and Another Mini-piphanyLast night I finished this round of Revision Hell for Act 1 of Riven. There’s a fair chunk of new…View Post

Midweek #ROW80 Check-In and Another Mini-piphany

Last night I finished this round of Revision Hell for Act 1 of Riven. There’s a fair chunk of new…

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Have a stowaway in my rose bush!

Have a stowaway in my rose bush!

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Book Hangover

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Book Hangover

Self Published Authors, Do You Ever Change Your Already Published Work?

This morning I read the 24 Reasons Why George R. R. Martin Is The Biggest Troll in Literature Right Now.  Now, days later, I still say that Julian Fellowes is right there with him (he’s the creator of Downton Abbey).   I haven’t yet decided whether I’ll…

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Sunday Summary and #ROW80 Update

  1. Okay, first off, can I just say I am SICK AND TIRED of everything moving to icons only?  :glares at new WordPress dashboard:  I like WORDS, damn it!  I don’t care that it takes up less space.  It’s not immediately intuitive and it is NOT helping our…

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WIP Update Meme

Okay, so I got tagged by Kendra Highley for  WIP Update.  It seemed the thing for a Monday post.

1. What is the name of your current WIP?

Riven

2. Ready to do a cover reveal?

Already did.  Um, except that the characters I was talking about then (the post…

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Writing Laryngitis

Like every other writer out there, I’ve talked about writer’s block.  And I’ve talked about page fright.  This morning I’m thinking about a different kind of problem that I’ve not really ever had before out of conjunction of the rest:

writing laryngitis

T…

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Thinking About The No One Is Safe Cast

Today’s lifetrack, Cinderella Man: Turtle.

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I actually have NO IDEA what this movie is about (something to do with boxing and obviously starring Russell Crowe since he’s on the cover), but I…

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Thoughts on Gaining Reader Empathy

A month or two ago, I picked up The Hero’s 2 Journeysby Michael Hague and Christopher Vogler.  It was on sale at Audible for $4.95.  And looking right now, it’s still only $5.95.  I say it’s WORTH EVERY PENNY.  This is essentially a 3 hour writer’s…

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Midweek #ROW80 Check-In

Well, after the disappointing end to season 2 of Hell on Wheels, I just plowed through At Last, the latest Lucky Harbor book by Jill Shalvis, which was exactly the light, fluffy, happy read I needed.  I’m listening to Flirting With Disasterby Sheryl Woods…

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