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From A Work In Progress

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Yes, I’m still working on my work(s) in progress. Photo courtesy Creative Commons. I loved the way she smoked cigarettes. Yeah, we know smoking is bad for you. Cancer. Heart attack. Tarry kisses tinged in ash. An expensive addiction. It’s … Continue reading →

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Excavations and Paperclips

Posted by Joanne Huspek

About 8 years ago (! yikes!), I belonged to a toxic “social” web site, where the main focus was to be creative, but often the vibes were twisted and borderline abusive. Sometimes scary. However, as with most conditions of the … Continue reading →

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My Next Big Thing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

While at last month’s San Francisco Writers Conference, I sat in on a workshop given by Michelle Richmond (one of my favorite authors, if you haven’t read her, DO) on writing a novel by the “Paperclip Method.” Okay, so at … Continue reading →

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When Smart Edit Gets in Your Face

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After my second (or third, I forget) edit of Virtually Yours Forever, I decided to run my novel through Smart Edit. Smart Edit, for those who don’t know, is writing software that takes your words (yes, even novel length) and … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know What Happened, But I Know I Didn’t Like It

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This is my heart. Gray. Lifeless. Foggy. Heavy like a wet sponge. NO WONDER I CAN’T WRITE! *palm slap to the forehead* Those terrible occurrences of last year have followed me into this year. Just when I thought it couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Sorrow and Art

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ve been Facebook chatting with several people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives right now. Suicides, break-ups, aging parents, adult children with mega-problems. In my previous post, I mentioned that I have difficulty speaking. It’s not that I can’t … Continue reading →

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Why I Am NOT Participating in NaNoWriMo This Year

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Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, which starts November 1 and ends November 30. If you’re a procrastinating writer like me, you need every cattle prod or device out there to kick you into … Continue reading →

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