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NaNoWriMo Update
I’m pleased to say that NaNoWriMo is going really well! I’m on track to finish my 50,000 word manuscript two whole days early! I’m not a super fast writer, but I’m pleased with my avg. word count of...
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NaNoWriMo = Complete! (And other random thoughts…)
I did it! I’m very pleased to say that I completed NaNoWriMo this year. Here’s my nifty little banner to prove it! Yeah, that’s right. *Happy Dance* I ended up writing an “exercise” piece. I never...
View ArticleThe Importance of Projects Without Pressure
Participating in NaNoWriMo this year taught me the importance of having writing projects without “pressure”. By pressure I mean: the intent to publish. I knew going in that I I had no intention of...
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Old Treasures: my writing notebooks
These are only a few of the gazilion notebooks like them lying around my house… I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been writing since I could hold a pen. Some of my favorite possessions are the writing...
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Making Writing a Daily Habit
Right after my hubby and I married in 2010, he challenged me early in our marriage to write every single day for at least an hour. For a year, I faithfully carried out that mission and it changed my...
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Meet My New Writing “Buddy”!
This is “Buddy”. He is a two year old parakeet that has stolen my pet-loving heart! We adopted him almost two weeks ago and he fills our home with beauty, pretty chirrups, and entertainment. Those of...
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When Manuscripts Give You Endless Troubles
Sorry for my blogging absence (again…). It’s becoming more and more difficult to squeeze blogging into my very busy schedule. Since taking on lots more contract work (thank goodness!!), my free time is...
View ArticleDoubling My Word Counts!
So, I know I’ve been MIA on my blog over the last year or so, but I wanted to check in and let you know what I’ve been up to. I’ve been writing! WOOHOO! Yes, indeed, I have plans to publish possibly...
View ArticleWhy Do You Write? Why Do You Publish?
Really think about this. If you’re a published author (indie or otherwise), why do you publish your books? Why not just write them for the joy of it and move on? Why go the extra mile and rewrite,...
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So, I Hopped on the Newsletter Train…
I know, I know, this is horribly overdue for an author who’s had published novels out for nearly two years now… I waited to do the newsletter until I had really researched it and figured out what...
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I’m Prepping for a Book Launch
So, I’m out of practice with this whole blogging thing. It’s not really something I can keep up consistently, if I’m being completely honest with myself. However, I figured with a new book coming out...
View ArticleWelcome to the New Site!
Hello, everyone! As you can see, things look a bit different around here. Over the last few years, my life has been evolving and growing in a few different directions. I still write novels (I’ve...
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Writing When You Have a Day Job
If you’ve been seeing tumbleweeds and gusts of wind blowing across the website over the last couple of years, you might have guessed I’ve been a bit busy in my “real life”. Since beginning my...
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