Category: Random
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Alternate Timelines
I’m working on building an alternate timeline for my steampunk. Big surprise, I know, but what I find interesting is how one little event, by a NOBODY, can have a ripple effect. Sometimes these ripples are tiny. Sometimes they’re massive. Take, for example, a real event in the life of my mother. Mom gets lost…
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The Blame Game
I am now fully ensconced in the horror known as SUMMER BREAK WITH THE KIDS. *cue bloodcurdling scream* We don’t do Day-care. To be fair, Mommy doesn’t work, so she should, you know, be vaguely responsible with the household expenses and Day-care ain’t cheap. Of course, I’ve been grumping about how very little writing and/or…
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An Introvert Trying to Sell … Anything
I’m an introvert. I’ll pause while ya’ll gasp in shock. Sadly this doesn’t just go into physical interactions. It extends into the digital world as well. I do not understand Twiiter. I’ve tried, people my age (at the grand old ripeness of 39) and older have told me about the ease in which it works.…
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Writer vs. Author
I lurk on various writing yahoogroups, cutting and pasting conversation pieces into documents so that I have them for future reference. LLC’s vs. S-corps. DBA’s, EIN’s, boxed sets, cover art and fonts … all kinds of stuff gets brought up that strikes me as “I may want to keep that for when I’m ready to…
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Responsibility Suuuuckssssss………
So… I have 6 year old twins. I think I’ve mentioned that. The horror known as summer break has descended upon me. I’ve contracted a 13 year old to help twice a week with child herding as we attempt wild and crazy places like the natural history museum, the aquarium, roller skating, the park, the…
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Finding Help
A common piece of advice given to writers is to ask questions of professionals in the field – if you’re writing a story about a woman who works in an animal sanctuary, then you find an animal sanctuary and ask questions. “People love to talk about what they do. Tell them you’re a writer and…
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