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Category Archives: Writing about writing
What’s the Worst That Can Happen When I Don’t Write? #MondayBlogs #amwriting
I don’t like complaining … in public, anyway. And I don’t like making excuses. Unfortunately, complaining and excuses seem to go hand-in-hand for me. The thing about complaining is that there is always someone worse off than me, which should … Continue reading
Apropos of Nothing #MondayBlogs #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
I’ve been lurking offline of late, infrequently skating by a few blogs or Facebook status updates or tweets. I’ve several reasons for my grayish absence, and only a few of them may redeem me. Guess which. Reasons for being absent … Continue reading
Posted in Writing about writing
Tagged book review hidden in post, Christmas, Debbie Downer, enough with the funk, Facebook, Garth Risk Hallberg, general funkiness, Happy New Year, holiday funk, iPhone, Joan Didion, Judy Garland, Kevin Brennan, Merry Christmas, New York Times Sunday edition, post-NaNoWriMo funk, the funkiness of holidays, Town Father
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Course Review: Flash Essay on the Edge #MondayBlogs
I’ve mentioned that Luanne Castle of A Writer’s Site and I recently participated in an online course for flash nonfiction, offered by Apiary Lit. Well, we’ve survived finished the course and want to share our experience with all you dear … Continue reading
Not Letting Go, Part 1 #MondayBlogs
Several months ago I went on a trip down memory lane, posting images of work I did during my college years. Click here if you want to read/reread that post. I’ll wait. Well, here I go again, and this time … Continue reading
WIP Blog Tour!
Many thanks to Luanne Castle at Writer Site for tagging me to participate in this special blog tour. It comes at a good time for me because I’ve been wrestling working on my WIP, Clemency, A Novel. Before you read … Continue reading
Throwback: I AM therefore I write
Following is a post from May 24, 2008. I had had my blog for several months, but was still finding my way. [And, frankly, I’m still finding my way but the journey is fun. I don’t know that I really … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Writing about writing
Tagged blogging, dry spell, recovery, write, writer, writer's block, writing, writing mentor
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A New Year Begins …
Well, it began several hours ago (or longer depending on where YOU live). And how did I spend the first day of the new year? Cleaning, doing laundry, reading blog posts, making dal for dinner. You know, fun stuff. (Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing about writing
Tagged cleaning, Clemency, editing, novel in progress, post-holiday angst, red pens, Slow cooker, Time, writing
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Author’s Note: Post-Clemency
This has been an interesting experiment. I’ve posted poems and short fiction and “formal” essays before on my blog, but never a whole novel. Well, I still haven’t done that. You see, my plan originally was to just post a … Continue reading
Posted in Writing about writing
Tagged Clemency, fiction, Hall & Oates, Murder, NanoWriMo, novel, prison, writing until I'm crazy
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The Plan, From Someone Who Hates Planning
I hate planning because, more often than not, my plans get upended by unforeseen circumstances. For example, … I plan to finish a painfully detailed and tedious project at work by week’s end only to find an error in my … Continue reading
