Tag: humor
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Procrastination is an Art Form
There are multiple different types of procrastinators out there – “I’ll get to it.” He/she probably meant that at the exact second s/he said it, but will completely forget about it in roughly 5-10 minutes. My theory is that they subconsciously don’t want to do it and hope the magic fairies will take care of…
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One of the Reasons I Write is to Make My Life Sound More Interesting
Take, for example, my first real crime. The first time I did it and got away with it. The lessons I learned and the sordid path it started me down since then. How thievery led to murder. It all started out innocently enough: A toy here, a toy there. Picking up after the kids and…
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Murder Most Incompetent
One of hte fun things about writing is that you have a gold-plated excuse to buy books like: Poisons – A Comprehensive List; Guns and Knives – Classifications, Use and Care; Serial Murders – A Profilers Manual. You also get to binge watch criminal process shows like Forensics Files or The First 48 and so…
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Blockage
Writer’s Block. Writer’s Anxiety. Writing Doubts. Perfectionism. Insecurity. It doesn’t matter the term. I’ve got it. Hard. No, no. Don’t back away. It isn’t contagious. At least, I don’t think it is. *achooo!* At first I thought it was just some minor irritation. The words weren’t flowing. That happens every now and again. No big…
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Writing Hormones
Is it bad that you would rather have your children interrupt you while you’re having an intimate moment with your spouse than interrupt you while you’re writing? I am convinced that writers exude work-related pheromones. Much like the pheromones that pour off adults when they’re getting intimate that immediately inspire the baby to cry, these…
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40
I’m newly 40. I think the culturally accepted response for Western women when confronted by this number is to freak out. But I don’t feel this way, truth be told. The thing is, I look around at everyone else (Don’t you roll your eyes and sigh at me, young man! You do it, too!), like…
