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Category: People

  • A Lesson About Being a Smart-Ass

    About 8 years ago, I was attending my first (and only) Writer’s Conference. I had fun, I was filled with intimidation and the phrase “self-publish” was still derogatory in 2008. I didn’t network much, but I didn’t really know what I needed, as  a writer and as a business woman.…

  • Jealousy

    I’ll be honest – I’m a jealous person. I’m also impatient, unfocused, and ummm… I dunno. There’s another word that’s just out of reach but I’ll think of it. Later.* Bill Murray was recently given the Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center. There was a whole show with a…

  • Socialization and Doubt

    I’m writing this at 3am. It won’t be published at 3am, because I’ll want to edit it or delete it, but it is being initially composed at 3am. As we all know, most writers are introverts – some more than others. Some are so introverted you wonder how they can…

  • The Various Traps

    We all know how hard it is to manage our time. And then as you get older, you start freaking out about the lack of time. Or a friends dies and you wonder what they left unfinished. Or your own body starts to betray you and you make a bucket…