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Photo Friday: Treebeard?

January 27, 2012
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Photo Friday: Treebeard?

No, sorry – that’s not Treebeard.  What that is, I can’t say.  Other than weird.  Pucker up? I snapped this photo at a tourist attraction in Manitou Springs, Colorado – the Cliff Dwellings.  Cool place.  Weird tree. The sign hanging from it reads as:...

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Random Thoughts

January 26, 2012
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Random Thoughts for Thursday, January 26th, 2012 /begin random thoughts I went and got a haircut this week. I was overdue.  The lady said, “I see in your notes that you like a scissor clip.” (wait – they have notes on me?  So, the...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Name Generator

January 23, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Name Generator

Ever find yourself stuck because you need a name for a character?  Happens to me all the time.  Different people handle this in different ways.  I know writers who keep baby name books on their desk as a reference, or baby name websites bookmarked...

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Thoughts on EULAs (amidst the iBook controversy)

January 20, 2012
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My writers group has been passing emails back and forth today re: Apple’s new iBook EULA.  I know this is also a hot topic across the ‘Net today, so I wanted to share with everyone what I sent to the writers group. – I...

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Photo Friday: The Down Angle

January 20, 2012
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Photo Friday: The Down Angle

This photo was taken with the same point and click camera I mentioned in last week’s Photo Friday. In this case, I was further south near Colorado Springs.  Yes, I was on a mountain, and I was looking down from a decent overhang when...

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Writing Journal: Y2 Day 16

January 16, 2012
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Writing Journal: Y2 Day 16

The weekend was good to me.  3400 words one day, 4300 the next.  Not too shabby. When I started writing Cold as Ice, the story flowed really well.  I wrote the first part fairly quickly before my mind, racing ahead, forced me to skip...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: View Mode

January 16, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: View Mode

I’ve decided to share some Scrivener tips on Monday’s for a bit.  I love Scrivener and it has really changed the way I write and increased my productivity. Scrivener Quick Tip: View Mode Scrivener has a button group that quickly lets you switch between...

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Photo Friday: My Favorite Photo

January 13, 2012
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Photo Friday: My Favorite Photo

This is an oldie but a goodie.  I took this photo years ago using a point and click camera that I can’t find today.  No idea what happened to it after we moved into the house.  It’s just gone.  I suppose it could be...

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Random Thoughts

January 12, 2012
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Random thoughts for Thursday, January 12th, 2012 /begin random thoughts It’s depressing to ask the question, “Whatever happened to…” that actor/actress/kid who starred in that movie/tv show you used to love only to find out the answer is: Drugs, alcohol and porn. * *...

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Writing Journal: Y2 Day 9

January 9, 2012
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I was sitting at writers group a couple months back, listening while someone was giving a critique to someone else, when the gentleman to my left leaned over and asked, “Do you write everyday?” “Yes,” I said, explaining my lunch time ritual of taking...

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Random Thoughts

January 6, 2012
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Random Thoughts for Friday, January 6th, 2012 /begin random thoughts A random list of people who annoy me. * * * People who answer the phone by saying their name.  As a question. *ring-ring* “John Smith?” * * * The person driving 35 MPH...

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Writing Journal: Year 2 Day 1

January 1, 2012
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Writing Journal: Year 2 Day 1

So.  I decided to do these journals by year and day rather than just starting the numbering over or continuing it on. The Agent First up – news that I broke on Twitter – I have an agent now.  After a slew of rejections,...

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