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Last Minute NaNoWriMo-ing
After spending the day plastering my parent’s house, I signed up for National Novel Writing Month in true last-minute form. So okay, another yay-I’m-going-to-do-NaNoWriMo post. (To be honest, I didn’t even know there was an…
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Purple Bangs
So I dyed my bangs purple. It’s another one of things I’ve been doing lately just because. It’s a little unsettling, because I’ve been a huge self-analyzer since…well…probably as long as I can remember. And now I’m doing…
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What Is It With Those Pesky Emotions
Writing was a bit off last week… Yes, again. I’ve been in a wee bit of a funk with that whole done-with-college-now-need-a-job-also-didn’t-write-for-two-months-because-I-was-in-DC thing. Coupled with personal relationship stuff that rather exploded, that was a no…
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The Art of Less Telling More
My particular skill in writing is dialogue. Or at least one of them is. If it can be expressed by two characters conversing, most likely I will be doing it in that way. Maybe too…
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Writing Schedule, Activate! (?)
I’ve had a horrible writing week, which makes me cranky. I do have a few excuses, mostly revolving around finishing up my last week at my student job and the awful traffic that has sprung up…
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Secondary Characters Stealing the Show
I used to write my secondary characters as place holders. They served a purpose and maybe had a name and then move on. I think they’re exerting revenge, because they’ve started coming out the woodwork…
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Social Commentary and the Kindle App
I’ve always been fascinated by social and political commentary. Right now I’m (finally) starting up Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, after staring at it on my shelf for much too long while thinking that “I…
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Jumping Off the Cliff into the World of Social Media
Here it goes. Stepping off into the unknown. Beginning an adventure into the increasingly befuddled world of blogging. After months of research, hesitation, and the general feeling of being overwhelmed, here is my debut. As…
