Category: research
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IWSG June 2023
Ah, summer. When all those glorious plans for office work productivity go out the window. But I have made some plans to advance the process–one of my ids has agreed to teach me how to use Canva for graphics. Yes, I know there are tutorial videos out there, however, they suck for asking questions. And…
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IWSG May 2023
What inspires me to write these days? I would say escapism, but every time I start to escape, something happens, requiring a rather hard turn-around with a dead-stick landing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all know the sob story, Katty. Though, any landing you walk away from is a good one, right? In every story, you…
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IWSG April 2023
Yes, I’ve dropped the ball on posting these a couple three times. There’s been a lot going on that I’m still trying to get through. Oh, will the mucky-yuckiness of inconvenient adulting every stop? Or at least ease up a bit? Like, what the hell? And I keep getting squirreled. Onward! To the Question at…
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IWSG July 2019
What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? Umm… I think the list would be shorter if we asked what personal traits I didn’t write into my characters. I’ve used so many things – my personal faith, my outlooks on what a relationship should and shouldn’t be, my mule-headed tendency to try and do…
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IWSG Post
What is the werdest or coolest thing you’ve ever had to research for your writing? Hmmmm…. Well, I already know that I’m on a Watch List somewhere because of these: By the way, The How Dun It Book of Poisons is EXCELLENT. Definitely worth the investment to have this one in your writing library. Each…
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Inserting Real Details
A lot of authors do it. Some are sneaky about it because they don’t want to be sued by a conglomerate like, say, those who might be thought of as wearing mouse ears, or perhaps others who are associated with the golden arches. Many companies are very touchy about how their products are represented. And…
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