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I’ve been talking an awful lot about Soulless lately without…really talking about it. Today, that changes, as I’d like to introduce everyone to the project that is rightfully taking over my life right now, considering it will likely be the next book I publish and I hope to have it published around September (knock on…
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“‘Run away, child,’ answered her mother, ‘and catch the sunshine! It will soon be gone.’” “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne Anyone who knows me particularly well knows I’m a huge Hawthorne fangirl. Some of his works are among my absolute favorites, I’ve visited his old haunts in New England and considered them the highlights…
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A funny thing happens when you quit your day job and take an impromptu trip to Michigan to crash at your parents’ place for a week. Inspiration, which you’ve been mostly too tired or braindead to truly appreciate, comes rushing back to you like a tidal wave and you want to write all the things.…
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As per one of my goals now that I’m a “full-time writer,” I’ve picked up 750 Words again. Now, for me, especially since I’m a fast typer, it usually only takes me about 15 minutes to write up 750 words. I have a bazillion ideas in my head at any given time, so the words…
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Today is the first day of the life I want to live. A bold statement. But what the heck does it mean? It isn’t the first time I’ve written in this blog about the fact that, if I want to make writing my life, I have to start treating it like the job I want…
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This is the time of year for new beginnings. It’s the time where we look ahead to the new year and start making plans for what we’d like to accomplish. A lot of things you can’t really predict. I know that this time last year, I would have never imagined I’d be where I am…
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NaNoWriMo word count goal: 50,000 NaNoWriMo word count reached: 22,033 NaNoWriMo grade: F So, National Novel Writing Month for me this year was not exactly spectacular. I didn’t even reach the halfway point, which is probably one of my worst showings so far. The thing is, though, I’m not too concerned about it because, while…
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Today, a terrible thing almost happened. I almost quit NaNoWriMo. With only a week left to go, that’s a pretty extreme decision, and the fact that there’s only one more week left to go is one of the many reasons I decided to keep going. You see, November is a very crazy month for me.…
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“We are all overdressed in our little flashy frocks, our slasher heels, and we all eat small plates of food bites that are as decorative and unsubstantial as we are.” “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn I went into Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl with the unfortunate bias I have going into anything particularly popular or raved…
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