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Oh, beHave!
I would apologize for the following rant, but I’m really aggravated. I am not trying to poke a stick at a hornets nest. Really, I’m not. If you have self-published on Amazon’s KDP, you recently...
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Odds and Ends
I’ve been fairly quiet this summer. My blogging has dropped to one or two posts a week. The good news is that I’ve been productive. The bad news is that I’ve been productive. Here’s the scoop: Slash...
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Sometimes….
the silence of my dreams gives rest no Gordian knot to stifle or suffocate leaving my limbs numb my lips swollen my heart straining my boundaries breached battered bought with solitude peace swirls...
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NOW
shoot for the stars accept no substitute failure is not an option how high the expectations when clay sucks us down follow your dream visualize for success step one step eleven billion all the in...
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The Coolest Event in the #RVA on October 17-19, 2014
Since 2005, I’ve belonged to James River Writers (JRW) and am fortunate to be a board member. I had just moved to Richmond, VA and heard about their annual conference being advertised on the local...
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Nothing
incessant Wyoming winds push us south toward the great gash barren landscapes broken by a ribbon of asphalt the plucky voyager teeming with bodies no peace, no silence the apex of each mountain brings...
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James River Writers Conference is this weekend!!!!
(sorry got carried away by the exclamation points) The weekend of October 17-19 is the James River Writers conference. What is this you ask? The James River Writing conference is one of the première...
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Post Conference Funk
Last weekend was the 2014 James River Writers Conference. My brain is still a-buzz with the people I met and the things I learned. First, allow me to indulge in a SQUEE moment! I met Hugh Howey, Iris...
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Prepare Ye! Prepare Ye!
NaNoWriMo is nigh! Maybe it should say ‘Write or Die! WRITE or DIE!!!’ Seriously, are you ready for NaNoWriMo? If not, there is still hope. Here’s what you need: Log-in or Register (if you haven’t...
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Tracking your words for #NaNoWriMo
There are many ways to track your words for NaNoWriMo. The key is to keep track of your word count. If you break the 50,000 words into 30 days, it is 1,667 words per day. That’s all fine and good, but...
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End of Week 2 – Running behind!
End of week 2 and I’m only just over 21,000 words. I haven’t really finished Friday writing wise, so I might end up on point. I have Saturday and Sunday to forge ahead and bank some words. My new...
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I’m not dead yet!
Nor do I plan on being dead in the foreseeable future. Sorry I’ve been absent lately. I’m just overwhelmed and sleep deprived. I’m currently neck-deep in Slash & Burn. The good news is that the...
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Life happens
Life is filled with highs and lows. Heartbreak, grief, joy, and realization colors everything I experience. Some days it feels as though I’m far from my definition of normal. Each moment of my life is...
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Looking to the New Year
If I were to count my success in 2014 by the goals I set up last New Year’s, this year could qualify as a failure. No, I didn’t make my über aggressive goal/deadline of having Slash & Burn out by...
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I Raise My Pen – #JeSuisCharlie
I write to share my thoughts and imagination with the world. Some times my writing is silly, other times it is serious. I poke and prod the world around me in order to understand it. I blunder and make...
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Slaying the Inner Critic
Here’s a question for you all. How do you deal with moments of crippling doubt about your writing? I am blessed to be surrounded with people who are amazing writers. Their writing is filled with...
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A Journey
memories bob along the unruly currents raw edges smoothed by the never-ending flow hydrodynamics alter density and weight trickles of shifting flows erode landscapes layers revealed and illuminated...
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What inspires you?
Sorry it’s been a while. Life has been working me hard and wringing me out like an old, smelly, dishrag. The good news is I’m writing. The bad news is that I’ve got a lot going on and my blogging has...
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A perfect moment
How often have you said, ‘It has to be perfect?’ and missed an opportunity to learn and grow waiting for that speck of perfection? I have and I’ve missed out on the journey. As a writer, it is so easy...
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What happens on the internet – stays forever on the internet
As a global society, humanity is in a weird place. Thanks to the 24/7 lens of social media, we know when people screw up, feel sad, have success, and/or obtain a major milestone. CNN posted an...
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