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Too much is happening around here these days, making editing a real salty one! Amazingly, summer has dragged on a lot longer than it should have. It’s now October 21, and we have yet to have a hard frost. That … Continue reading

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Gratuitous pear tart photo. Mmm, that was delish! I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, in November, for you newbies) for many, many years. In fact, all but two of my novel ideas were born in November. That means … Continue reading

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This post pertains to mostly NaNoWriMo works, but I guess it could apply to any first draft. My mantra is “I’m writing as fast as I can!” and during November NaNoWriMo attempts where almost all my first drafts originate, that’s … Continue reading

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No, I have not fallen off the edge of the earth. No, I haven’t become sick and/or died. No, I haven’t given up creative pursuits. Yes, I have been busy with Real Life and what I call my own private … Continue reading

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It was yet another successful San Francisco Writers Conference! I was able to take in many helpful workshops, met old friends, made new ones, saw my editor, who gave me insight on what I was doing (sometimes I write and … Continue reading

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The upside to never throwing any writing away? You will always have something to edit. I didn’t participate in NaNoWriMo this year, but I didn’t have to. I have at least four (FOUR!) novels on my external drive in various … Continue reading

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Warning: Shameless self-promotion It only took three weeks of monkeying around with the layout of Shorts (the worst part of self-publishing, if you ask me!). Word of advice to poets: it’s likely your layout will not survive the digital age. … Continue reading

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