Category: Progress
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Win A FREE Ebook!
Today’s an extra special day. I’ve reset my body clock be completely backwards! I could have posted this blog live at 8 a.m. instead of using the schedule function but that would be the actions of woman still within shouting distance of sanity. Also – the “In The Absence of Famine” book cover is done!
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Hitting The Ceiling
Well another NaNoWriMo is done and I got through it, by the skin of my feverish teeth, yet again. After that I needed a little time to recover (I’d managed to catch a cold on top of a recurring illness and then just when I thought I was done with them both – I got…
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You Know You’ve Hit A Wall When…
I know I’ve not just hit a wall – but put my damn fool head through the thing when I find myself turning to facebook and twitter. Two bits of social media I avoid like bill collectors on any constructive writing day, I find both sites to be huge time sinks, but when I’m having…
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Permission to Write Poorly What It Is & Is Not
By this point I’ve probably said it before and even if I haven’t, in your quest to become better writers I’m sure you’ve seen it. The phrase “give yourself permission to write poorly” goes hand in hand with the only rule being a writer really has: write every day.
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There’s a Problem with Slow Cooking
I’m a bit of a foodie. I kind of have to be, since I’m also a ridiculously picky eater. In my culinary tool book there are numerous recipes that require slow cooking; succulent roasts, mouth watering stews and even a variety of beans. The problem is, long before these dishes are ready to eat, the…
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OMG It’s Horrible!
During the process of polishing your manuscript from a pile of slag into a diamond it’s very likely that you’ll come across a line, a passage, an entire chapter that’s so horribly triggering it will throw you into instant despair. Perhaps you won’t even be able to read through the horror on the page because…
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Get a FREE Copy of “The Uncertainty of Death” Today Only
Sorry I’m late this week with the blog posts. I’ve been busy getting my first book into fighting order and battling Createspace. The good news is that “The Uncertainty of Death” will be available for purchase in print format soon and the ebook will be available for free (one day only) at the time of…
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I’m Back!
I’m back! Did you miss me? My little trip certainly ended up taking more out of me than I was expecting. Of course, travel always does that, which is why I hate it so. Even when it means I get to spend a lot of time in my home city. As much as I love…
Blargle Splect: Writerly Musings & Blather 