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4/11/11 For Realz…? Who wouldn't jump on this? NOT!

I’ve been debating all morning about discussing this, but it really bothered me, so I decided to collect your thoughts on the matter. I got an email from a freelance service I belong to today. “New projects match your profile” … Continue reading

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4/8/11 — National Poetry Month

April is officially National Poetry Month. As a poet, I can’t let that slide without recognition, now can I? Take a moment sometime this month, when you need a respite from taxes and tedium and read a poem. Maybe you’ll … Continue reading

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3/31/11 — What to Do with a Review

I’ve seen a lot of discussion on the topic of negative reviews lately. This was set off by one author’s inappropriate public reaction to a review.  It was not even a particularly bad review, and it has cost her dearly … Continue reading

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3/26/11 — What is YOUR One Essential Reference?

It’s Saturday, so we won’t get too cerebral today, but this is a question I have been pondering for the last couple of days. If you were moving across the country in a covered wagon (this is an exercise I … Continue reading

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3/25/11 — Looking at Daggers

So, you have a character you think would use a dagger as a weapon–it sounds so much cooler than “knife”, and they are just different names for the same thing, right?  Not really. A knife is primarily a single-edged weapon, … Continue reading

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3/24/11 — Cabochon versus Facets

In my upcoming novel, The Luckless Prince, there are several extremely important pieces of jewelry. In fact, in a long ago incarnation, the book was tentatively named after them. Two of these pieces are described in great detail, and as … Continue reading

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