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Cries in the Darkness
...look. Just in case.
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Self-Editing: Is My Story Any Good?
This post first appeared on World Weaver Press as “When to Trash Your Flash” in July 2013.
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2014 In Review
It’s year-end writing-stats time!
WHAT DID YOU GET UP TO THIS YEAR?
So much!
I learned to love making book covers.
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How They Made Into the Woods into a Disney Movie (That Doesn’t Suck)
I love Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods a lot. It’s smart, funny, musically gorgeous, thematically rich, and of personal interest. So when I heard Disney was going to make a movie version, I had…concerns.
Those concerns were only partially founded. The movie is Disneyfied, but deftly. It’s lightened, but thoughtfully. It was shortened to fit into a ( Read more... ) -
Virtual Cookie Exchange
For Christmas, my father only asks for two things: a handmade card and his favorite cookies. And since Linda Poitevin has organized a virtual cookie exchange blog hop, this is a perfect chance to post one of those recipes. This cookie is intensely simple-everything is combined in one bowl!-and with so few ingredients, most of them egg and oatmeal, ( Read more... ) -
Cataloging My Kinks
NaNoWriMo starts in two months (*pauses to let the hyperventilation pass*) and I’m in once more, for my third (!) year as a Municipal Liaison and tenth (!!) year participating. I write year-round and I’m never short of projects, but I like to use NaNo to experiment, indulge, connect, and generally enjoy my hobby that, these days, tends to feel more ( Read more... ) -
The Idiot Abroad (Little Surprises in the Big World)
I’ll be in London for LonCon soon, by sheer chance, because I’d signed up for a bus tour in the same area that happened to be ending the day before the con. Sweet Providence! Which means I’ve had two weeks to acclimate to travel around the UK and the handful of little things different from US hotels. Since they might save LonCon attendees a tiny ( Read more... ) -
Writers: What’s Your Motivation-Encouragement Profile?
Everyone’s writing goals are different, but I think it’s safe to assume we all want to be productive and happy. Easier said than done. Last year, I asked Twitter two big questions: “What motivates your writing-what helps you be and stay productive?” and “What encourages your writing-when do you feel good about your writing and yourself as a writer ( Read more... ) -
New Release: Suddenly, Zombies
Over the past few weeks I’ve pulled together two zombie stories I wrote for hilariously specific themed anthologies, talentlessly iterated a cover, added a bonus drabble from way back in the day, and boom: thar she blows in the Kindle store.
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