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NaNoWriMo: Day One
Yesterday I finally decided my dilemma: I’m continuing with my current WIP. I probably do need the creativity break, but I’d really like to see how I react in a situation where the pressure is on…
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Damn it, Brain: Help
I’m going along, minding my own writer-y business, and then my brain pops up with a nearly fully-formed idea to throw at me just in time for National Novel Writing Month. Now I have a…
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There and Back Again
I am within United States borders again! The Philippines was pretty incredible, and I learned and experienced… so much. I have a lot to share, but for the time-constrained moment I’m writing this, I will stick with…
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Dreamscapes
I’ve been having the craziest, vivid dreams lately. It’s probably a result of not creating new writing as of late (life, ya know, and then when I have time I’ve been working on editing/querying/synopsis tasks),…
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Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Four
In my previous post, I talked about the end of the first day of the Willamette Writers Conference, and the beginning of the second. In that post I discussed what I learned about making book…
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Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Three
Welcome to the next segment of my Willamette Writer’s Conference adventures! In my previous post, I talked about the first day and a half of the Conference, and what I learned about querying, researching for better…
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Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part Two
Here’s the introductory post! —————————————————————————– The first day (on Thursday) was only a half-day basically consisted of meeting everybody. There were two class-like things you could do, one about succeeding at the Conference and the other…
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Thoughts from the Willamette Writers Conference: Part One
Well. The Willamette Writer’s Conference was AMAZING. And it wasn’t just the classes, or the pitching to agents and publishers; it was the connection with other writers, the discussions of ideas, and the introverted writer…
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My First Writer’s Conference
I have officially done it: I’ve signed up for my first Writer’s Conference. I couldn’t have done it without the support of my loving and wonderful partner, who I’m trying to convince to come with me…
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Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies, Oh My!
A few days ago I ended up doing a bunch of research on really old European vampire and werewolf folklore. Did you know that vampires were originally described as “dark, and ruddy,” not pasty white? It was pretty…
