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Archive for November, 2009

Rude Family Comment Bingo

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

I don’t have this problem, because my family is lovely, but I know that many people extra-enjoy the holidays because they have to be around their bickering, critical, snide, judgmental parents, in-laws, and siblings. Oh, what fun.
But I saw this great solution in the New York Times the other day, and thought I’d pass [...]

Confess it: Are you a book licker?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

I love this recent post by Meg Cabot. I’m sure MANY of us, both beginning and professional writers, can relate to it.
Confess it: Are you licking your manuscript to death even now?

For those needing their Twilight/New Moon fix

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I know a lot of you can’t wait these last few days before the movie version of New Moon comes out. Yes, we all want to see Jacob’s new muscles! I know that!
But until then, enjoy this:

Thanks to Faith for tipping me off about it!

If you need some incentive to write . . .

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

. . . check out this interview with Nora Roberts.
Any time I feel like slacking off, or whining about deadlines, I look at her productivity. Man alive.
I also love her philosophy about topics: if she’s interested, she’ll go write about it. No idea goes unwritten.
Anyway, read the article. [...]


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