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I might be crazy

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

A couple of days ago, I had an epiphany. I was about 50k into this draft of Shaede, and finding myself frustrated, though I couldn’t really figure out why.  I was doing some reading and it hit me – the damn … Continue reading →

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2013: A Year in Writing and Reading

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Thinking today about goals for the new year (and also, how the hell did it get to be 2013??). I’m not usually one for resolutions. Most people end up making them too vague (like: Eat better, get fit, get thin) … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

I was tagged by Martin Livings in the seemingly never-ending chain of Next Big Thing meme that’s been doing the rounds of pretty much every online writer in Oz (or so it seems). 1) What is the working title of your … Continue reading →

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The Deadline Experiment: the end

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

About six weeks ago, I decided to give myself a self imposed deadline to finish the current draft of Never. I finished the draft, at just a smidge over 100k, last week.  I wrote at least five days a week … Continue reading →

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The Deadline Experiment: A Progress Report

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

I’m in the midst of what I am now calling the Deadline Experiment – wherein I gave myself a deadline to get this draft of Never finished. I set myself a goal of 10k words a week, which gave me six … Continue reading →

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Productivity (and a winner!)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

First: I picked a random winner for my sneaky giveaway tucked at the end of my post about the Night Circus – the winner of the paperback copy is bookgirlwa over at Livejournal!  Lob me an email with your address … Continue reading →

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Dear internet, I have a problem

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

  I hate the book that I’m writing. No, scratch that.  I don’t hate this book per se.  I hate the fact that I am still writing the damn thing.  I am hating the fact that my process is so … Continue reading →

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And so my writing week is done

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

It always feels kind of strange to sit here at 1:30pm on a Friday and declare that my writing week is done.  Technically, it is and it isn’t.  I’ve finished the part of the week where I sit with Scrivener … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the slush pile

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

I’ve been reading slush for Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine for a while now.  As an aside – I highly recommend slush reading for anyone who’s learning their craft.  It gives back to your community, and you get to learn a lot … Continue reading →

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In which I get annoyed at writing advice

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

I was reading through my rss feeds last night, as I am wont to do, and came across a piece of writing advice that I’ve seen many times: “Don’t have time to write?  Get up an hour earlier – or … Continue reading →

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