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  • Promises, Promises

    Early in July, a friend of mine died. I’ve cycled and sobbed and collapsed and got up so many times I’ve lost count. July was a rough month. Since I received news of his death, I’ve been all flavors of … kattywampussed. I picked up working on a beading project again that I’d told a…

  • When You Die You Need A WILL

    Right now, my parents are resisting me. Shocking, right? You roll your eyes. “Katty, what random tangent are you trying to lead me down this time?” Just roll with me. Or scroll down to the end to get to the point. Whichever. I’m an only child. My parents are getting up there in years. I…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Do It Fast, Do It Now, Don’t Wait

    There is a shitload of advice for writer’s out there. All of it conflicts with the last one you read. So many tell you to learn the rules of grammar, find critique groups and hone your craft before stepping out into the big wide world. More tell you not to wait, don’t listen to your…