Category: Life
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Changing Habits
My husband has noted that “you’re at your best when your hair’s on fire.” I don’t want to be that person, but I can’t deny that he’s got a point–when I’m forced to work at breakneck speed because of an externally imposed deadline, most of the time I not only get things done, but pull…
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You Are Building Yourself From Scratch, With No Instructions
Sometimes I piddle around on a horoscope site. Not because I firmly believe my fate is aligned with Jupiter and which house it’s currently in, but because sometimes the opening line makes me stop and think for a moment. This one caught me a few weeks ago, because it feels like I’ve been trying to…
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A Word Too Many People Use Too Much
Impossible. It’s a defeatist word, I tell myself. It’s an easy answer when things are really hard. It negates any possibility of hope. It dismisses potential options. To be fair, it is statistically improbable a human can reverse gravity using only the power of their mind, but let’s not go with the obvious. It’s true…
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IWSG December 2024
The last insecure writers’ blog hop of the year. Some folks are writing about cliffhangers in their work and how they feel about them at the end of a book. Right now I’m struggling to just get things set up to publish. I’m not sure what I expected after I set up my LLC and…
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Learning More Stuff
So. I’ve gone through videos for how to use Atticus, to generate epubs and format PDFs, and I’m already grumpy. I knew that I would have to twist and beat my manuscripts into submission to comply with industry standards, but I hadn’t realized it would be so involved. I remember, back in the late 1900’s,…
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Daily Prompt 5NOV2024
Do you need time? This question can be taken in so many ways. Do I need time away to get my shit together? Yes. Do I need more time in my schedule? It would be nice and very helpful. Do I need a magic fairy to grant me 2 or 3 additional lifetimes? I’m of…