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  • A Pile of Buckets

    It’s been a more than year since I’ve really been able to write. It’s hard for me to believe that – for a number of years, I was chugging along at a reasonable clip at my writing. Not screaming fast, not even noticeably fast, but it was a steady pace. Stories were forming, plots were…

  • An IWSG Post – CYA

    Despite my… ah… current creative difficulties, I have actually been trying to work on other things related to the writing gig. I’ve been doing research on random things like history and tactics and occasionally some business consideration will pop up somewhere that makes me think “Hmmm, I should think about that.” A post I read…

  • Details – An IWSG post

    Oops. A little late today. It being summer and two rugrats hanging on your ears all day eveyr day will chew up your sense of time. My insecurity today is my OCD in the storytelling world. The same OCD that has ruined most fiction for me. My husband and I started watching Houdini and Doyle.…

  • Summer is Coming…

    *hiding under the couch* No, seriously. That’s about how it feels. I have 7 year old twins. and now I’ll have 12 weeks with them at home in which I need to entertain them in some fashion other than the TV, because the husband refuses to do day care. Not that it will affect my…

  • I’m Not That Important

    “You realize I’m only here for the coffee,” Bryan says as he settles into his seat. “Oh, c’mon,” I say. “You like being with friends.” “The conversation is more intelligent that what I get from the users at work,” he admits. “Now explain what this week’s topic is.” “Why am I important?” I ask him.…

  • Password

    “I’ll think about it,” Bryan says reluctantly. “C’mon,” I wheedle. “It works for everybody. I get occasional blog posts with actual content, you get credits to maintain your certification.” He grimaces and leans back, looking out the window. “I wouldn’t get credits unless I was the actual author. And I don’t get that many credits.…