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6/14/12

Today has been mostly slacking…but I did get a story brushed off and submitted to one of my editors. So not a totally wasted day. Been watching TV a lot today. Saw two episodes of the new Longmire. Interesting series. … Continue reading

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6/13/12

I’ve tended my plants this morning — watered, weeded my little patch, and got the hanging baskets back up after all the wind lately. Now it’s put in a load of bedding and scold cats who think that the bed … Continue reading

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6/12/12

Took Newell into work today, then went up to Jim’s house and had a very productive writing day — for me. 🙂 I think he finished three flash pieces and most of a short story while I revised Skellyman chapters. … Continue reading

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And it’s surprising, how time slips away…

I promised yesterday to share last night’s writers get-together. It was a lovely evening, which I enjoyed thoroughly. Several weeks ago, my cousin Eve asked if I would participate in a meeting of writers that she was putting together at … Continue reading

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And My Imagination Will Make that Moment Live…

So, I went out to garden, but it looks like rain, so my neighbor suggested we wait until after the storms they are predicting so that the ground will be easier to till and the plants will not be battered … Continue reading

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RieView — Random Realities by Melanie Fletcher — 5 Stars

I picked up Random Realities for my Kindle because Melanie Fletcher is a friend of mine, but oh, am I glad she is. This collection of stories runs the gamut from pastoral to parody, and every story is a gem. … Continue reading

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Petting a Peeve

Just finished a story in How the West Was Wicked and I just had to come and make a comment to all you writers, editors, and proofreaders out there. This is not an isolated instance of the peeve I am about … Continue reading

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ConDFW Report

Friday: I had an interesting panel on Trends in Fantasy. We had a lot of audience interaction, but basically decided that you can’t look at today’s trends and write to them. By the time you are through with a manuscript, … Continue reading

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1/19/2012 — Checking in

So, someone told me that if I didn’t have anything to say, it was perfectly acceptable not to blog everyday. That seemed like sound advice to me. Things have been rather slow on the writing front so far this year, … Continue reading

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1/4/2012 — Still Tweaking My Juggling Act…

I haven’t totally figured out how to balance my 3 hour a day cleaning commitment and getting writing done. I did figure out how much my sales taxes would be yesterday. So, that is something related to the writing business, … Continue reading

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