Tag: observations
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Space…The Next Frontier – IWSG February 2022
I’m being pushed out of the house. There is not enough room in this house for myself, 2 children and someone who is trying not to be a hoarder a spouse (along with one of the children desperately trying to earn his stripes to become officially recognized as a hoarder). There is simply no room…
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IWSG November 2021
What’s harder to do, coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? Eww. The blurb, definitely. I don’t do elevator pitches well, and that’s essentially what it is. Right. So. Uh…..I still have to gab for a bit, don’t I? (Damned 150 word minimum rule!) Right. So, just like a great many writers…
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IWSG August 2021
What is your favorite writing craft book? Think of a book that every time your read it you learn something or you are inspired to write or try the new technique. And why? Oooo…..Somewhat dangerous territory. Everyone has their own favorite: Storytelling for Pantsers, Writing into the Dark, Chicago Manual of Style, Take Off Your…
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IWSG January 2021
A new year and a new me, am I right? Well, not really. It’s still the same old me with the same old problems, hopes, daily resolutions—“today I’m going to be productive and—-.” We all know the chorus. But there are some glimmers of hope: I’ve got a part-time job that I enjoy, I’ve settled…
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IWSG July 2020
Dammit! I lost the pool for June. I had my money on Sharknado in Texas, but it didn’t pan out. Neither did the last minute bet on “The Mummy” causing havoc in the US. Anyhoo… The topic of the month is how you think the publishing will or should change in the near future. I…
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Area 51 Update
I’ve referred to a spot in the basement as my own personal Area 51, filled with boxes and bags of projects that were started and never completed (hence, UFO – UnFinished Objects). I didn’t think it was a big area, maybe three feet by four feet by four feet. It wasn’t a slap’n’dash pile of…
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