Monthly Archives: February 2009
Saturday Six
Shelli so kindly pointed out that when I forget to post the Friday Five I could do a Saturday Six. Of course, that requires a whole extra point to think of, but I guess I’ll just consider that incentive … Continue reading
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Birthday Week Rundown
Thanks for the birthday wishes, y’all! Birthday weekend got off to a great start. I told you on Friday that Nate was taking me to dinner, but he was actually taking me to a surprise party! Very tricksy, that … Continue reading
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Friday Five: The Quickie Version
1. I’m headed out the door because Nate and I are celebrating my birthday tonight just the two of us. Surprise reservations somewhere and I’m very excited! And yes, I’m actually counting that as one of the Friday Five … Continue reading
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One Thing About Outlining
Ok, so for my WIP-proposal thing going on right now, I’m working off a very, very detailed outline, which is great. I’m able to write much more quickly. Things rarely go in the wrong place. And I’m able to … Continue reading
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A Few Of My Favorite Things
Ok, so lately I’ve been feeling like if I were going to post, then I needed to do a big, long thoughtful post about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness or something equally deserving. But yanno what? That’s … Continue reading
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Sent
It feels so good to see the words “Sent” flash across my screen. I just “sent” an email to my agent, Dan, with the revisions he asked for *yay!* AND and an additional three chapters that I’m really pleased … Continue reading
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Friday Five
Ohmygoodness, my SECOND Friday Five. I feel so hip and in-the-know. Kinda. Because it’s actually Saturday (*oops*). So I can’t really claim to be on top of it. Anyway, here we go! 1. It’s Valentine’s Day! I happen to love … Continue reading
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I Want to be Ira Glass
So, this is really just as much an exercise in note taking for myself as it is anything else. But I wanted to share it with you all because I think that the video is completely invaluable to anyone … Continue reading
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The Neverending Chapter
I woke up today with a goal: Finish Chapter Five. It seemed like an attainable goal. I’d already written Chapter Six. Of Chapter Five I’d written half–or so I thought. Little did I know I’d be confronted with the … Continue reading
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