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Day Five of National Novel Writing Month. After a quick start for Days One and Two, Real Life reared an ugly head and put a temporary kabosh on my NaNoWriMo goals. All you fledgling writers out there participating in this … Continue reading

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Today is November 1, and I am once again participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I find it helpful to concentrate on the novel during November, so I won’t post much to the blog. However, I plan on the … Continue reading

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A few months ago, I submitted the new and improved (although not quite perfect) Finding Cadence into the Novel Rocket Contest. Win or lose, an edit was part of the contest. I didn’t figure to win. Let’s face it: I … Continue reading

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It is honestly too hot and uncomfortable to do any “serious” writing, so I’m filling the void with fun. Writers, especially lazy ones like me, need all the help they can get. Believe me, I’m a huge fan of tools … Continue reading

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My first novel, Finding Cadence, is currently going through developmental editing, Edit One. Unlike the other books I’ve completed, this one is deep, dark, and somewhat depressing, especially at the beginning. I’ve spent a lot of time laboring over this … Continue reading

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The headline says it all… It had to happen. After bragging for three years about my relative good health and having extolled the virtues of yearly flu shots, last weekend I was felled by malaise. Now, my family will say … Continue reading

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I’ve been dying to (and trying to) write this post for a month. You know how it is. December = holidays + end-of-year-tax-queasiness + noticeable lack of sunlight. End result, many trips to CVS for stomach relief medicine. One of … Continue reading

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