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For some reason this list is hilariously funny - but only because it’s true. Copied from the original article by Jason Boog over at GalleyCat.

In the upcoming book A Billion Wicked Thoughts, neuroscientists Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam studied thousands of romance novels looking for ( Read more... )

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While sitting home alone the other night, I was working late on some class preparation and I kept hearing a strange creaking sound coming from the back of the house. I would mute the TV and the sound would stop. Then going back to my show, it would periodically start again.

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“I’m a little disappointed in the American turnout. If it hadn’t been for the Canadian fans (Tuesday) night at the U.S. game it would have been embarrassing.”
- Bill Shaw of Fredonia, N.Y., Team USA fan

Canadian Fans Stampede into Buffalo (Toronto Star)

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“Mom, my Christmas list is pretty short, isn’t it?”

Last week I asked my six year old son to help me fill out his Christmas wish list for Santa. He quickly recited 5 items that he “really, really” wanted. They were each very small things, including a $20 Nintendo DS game, and a Hot ( Read more... )

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A recent decision to back out of a project that was causing me untold hours of anxiety has given me a lot of insight into the fact that I’d lost my muse. This “project” as I’ll call it, killed off any desire I had to be creative, any need to continue on with my worlds and characters ( Read more... )

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Highway flares make red the streets,
My fingers spin the dial again
But every station’s on to me
Another song about the rain
~ Cracker

There’s something decidedly depressing about rainy days in Autumn. It’s almost as though the entire world has been placed on pause. Time passes ( Read more... )

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After struggling with a long running block in my latest WIP, True Deceit, I finally came to the (light bulb) realization that the entire stall is due to the setting my characters are in. Originally I’d believed it had to do with a lack of proper conflict between the hero and heroine ( Read more... )

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I came across this post by Amber MacArthur of the Toronto Star and just had to share. It’s a great article and covers a lot of what the internet and social media are all about these days - especially where corporations are concerned!

Here’s a recap:

Many Canadians followed the saga ( Read more... )

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While creating a blog account for a client the other day, I noticed that there was some issue with my own database and I had to rollback an install; which of course meant I lost content on my blog including a page I created on cover art and any updates after (apparently) February.

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