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  • Progress Report August 2026

    We actually got some editing done this month on Romance book 2.  I am trying out my new system of editing and formatting: Very high tech. Putting it in electronic form doesn’t work for my noggin, though. Perhaps it’s because I’m eld. Maybe I’m resistant to change. Maybe it’s the ADHD. Anyhoo, this system seems…

  • Wednesday Word 2026: Mathom

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. MATHOM A term coined by Tolkien that hobbits used to describe any item “they had no use for, but were unwilling to throw away.” Good Lord, Ishtar and Buddha. I think that describes…

  • Mental Health August 2026

    So you ever wonder if everything you’re doing is just … Pointless screaming into the void? Lately there’s been nothing but second guessing my choices on everything regarding SquarePeg Books. It’s really not that much money that I spend on it, and logically I know that doing the writing thing isn’t the fast track to…

  • IWSG August 2026

    July was not a productive month. At all. It would be lovely to blame it on someone or something else, but no–it was all me. I can’t even say that I went on a vacation or a digital detox. Nope. Just…didn’t do any of the things. So…writing. Specifically, is there something I regret as a…

  • July 2026 Word: Novalunosis

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. NOVALUNOSIS The state of relaxation and wonderment while gazing at the stars. It can be a very intense experience as well. When I’ve gone camping, and of course there is the mandatory 2am…

  • IWSG July 2026

    This month’s question is about what I would change in the publishing industry if I could. This is a whole can of rage bait that I am not going to open, because I’m stressed out enough as it is. So. Other writing things. Actually, as I re-read this, it’s more on the business accounting side…