Category: The Writer’s Life
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! Please help yourself to Christmas cookies, cocoa and coffee. And, enjoy a little Christmas inspiration as you take a break from your writing to enjoy the holidays! “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” Bing Crosby “White Christmas” Bing Crosby
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Where the Hell Have I Been & NaNo
Hello Everyone!!! I hope you are all having a Happy Halloween and for many of my writer friends, it is NaNoWriMo time tomorrow!! I am so happy you stopped by to say, “Hello.” So, the short answer to, Where the Hell have I been? Nose to the grindstone – WORKING, Blah!!! I work in three…
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The Writer’s Life: Interview at “Head Above Water”
My friend (and writer extraordinaire) , Alison Wells, at Head Above Water was kind enough to feature me in an interview. She is doing a wonderful series of interviews with writers who are mothers and asking questions about how they balance writing and family. I really enjoyed reading the interviews and hearing about the lives…
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The Writer’s Life: Spring Creativity Renewal
Happy Easter to Everyone! Is anyone else feeling the urge for a Creativity Renewal this spring? I’m feeling a little more tired and frumpy since last summer. This has been a long, gray, cold winter for many of us. We are promised 60 degree weather and sun for Easter in Minnesota. So, I can feel that…
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Twitter Friends Are The Best!
Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the word… I have been lamenting my limited time online these past few months, but I am thankful when I am able to connect to the friends I have made on Twitter these past couple years. Today I wanted to share a wonderful experience I had getting together with one of…
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The Writer’s Life: My Muses who are Meow-ses
We all need our Muses to inspire our writing life . Some of my Muses are Meow-ses. Here are my two new little cuties! I LOVE baby kitties, and we have just adopted two from the same litter. It will be our last two, since we already have two older ones. We have adopted all…
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Fun: 1.1.11 Party: Punch & Fondue
As some of you know, my site has hosted many parties for writers & anyone who loves creativity and fun. I began with my first party last New Year’s Eve with the Once In A Blue Moon Party. However, my recent new job & health needs have reduced my online time in the last few…
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The Writer’s Life: NaNoWriMo 2010
It’s that time again! National Novel Writing Month! It’s November and the clickity-clack of writer’s keyboards can be heard around the world! And, the crashes at the official website are already legendary. Last year, I had loads of time to write while I recovered from gallbladder surgery and my kids were in school for the…
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The Writer’s Life: Inspiration from K.M. Weiland
Novelist K.M. Weiland blogs essays about the writing life, tips for improving fiction, and encouragement for experienced and newbie writers alike. I know many of my writer friends and followers are also loyal followers of K.M. Weiland on Twitter (@KMWeiland) and on her blogs, WORDplay: Helping Writers Become Authors and at Author Culture. I have personally appreciated…
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Interview at The Penny Dreadful
\ The wonderful and gracious hostesses with the mostesses at The Penny Dreadful were kind enough to feature me in a Twitter chat today. Angie Capozello (@techtigger) the creator of The Penny Dreadful (@TPDonline) and her side-kick Nishi (@Cafe_Nirvana) of Breathing Butterflies asked me to talk about #Writers_Life and @Writers_Life. I am very grateful for the…