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Edit. Procrastinate. Edit. part 1
Snowflake has procrastination down to a fine art. If there’s one thing that drives me to procrastinate, it’s editing. It can even drive me to write another blog entry. Oh yes, I really should be...
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Edit. Procrastinate. Edit. part 2
Kiki demonstrates the lazy nature of the verb “was” What words of wisdom do I have regarding self-editing? To start with, I recommend a book by Ken Rand, The 10% Solution. The sticker price is $10, and...
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First Published Story!
This photo has nothing at all to do with my blog post! I took the kids to Idylwood Park last week, and this family of ducks were going around stealing food. The crowds of people didn’t bother them at...
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NaNoWriMo, the Prequel
This is the mandatory blog post that all bloggers who participate in NaNoWriMo make. The one where I announce to the world the full extent of my writing insanity and say, “Yes, I am planning to write a...
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Nano Excuses
Well, here it is December already. I would like to say that I skipped posting to my blog for the entire month of November because I was busily plugging away at my NaNoWriMo novel. That’s what I’d like...
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Character Building in Layers
Lilac tree in Bellevue. It’s Spring! Looks like Spring has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Happy Beltane! I’ve been busy with real life, the kids, etc. Slushing has also kept me busy (since February...
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Words Like Lego
One thing that Mary Rosenblum said during the one-day workshop I took with her was: “Words are like Lego Bricks” That idea really struck a chord with me, and soon after that I saw this Lovecraftian...
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So You Want To Be a First Reader
I thought I would share a few things about what my first reader experience was like. The mileage of other first readers and potential first readers will vary. I read slowly, so slushing took up a...
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Zero to First Draft
I mentioned in my “Still here and blogging” post that I finished the zero draft of my novel on 5 June 2016. Let me just pause to relish that statement… Woo-hoo! I finished the zero draft of my novel!...
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