Now I’m on a roll

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I sure am more productive when I can’t leave the house on my day off! That’s not entirely true: I did make it to Starbucks for a couple of hours this afternoon. I got some

Readin’ & Thinkin’

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It’s better than wishin’ and hopin’, I guess. I did spend more than an hour writing today, so “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job” is still going strong on Day 3. The bad news

Inspired

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Again, I went to my NARWA meeting … and again I was inspired by a great speaker. Jennifer Ashley talked about how to finish that manuscript and get it published. And as usual, I had

Lost my voice

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… Literally. I was unable to talk above a whisper yesterday. Even now, my voice is all scratchy and it hurts to talk. Being without a voice gave me pause and made me think about

Still struggling with that query

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With the holidays looming, I took a brief hiatus from the blog. Even though I didn’t blog about a darn thing, I continued writing — or at least thinking about writing. That’s half the battle,

They got it!

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I just checked my delivery confirmation via the U.S. Postal Service and nearly had a heart attack: No record of that number on file. It turned out, I incorrectly entered the tracking number from my

It’s in the mail

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This time, I mean my Golden Heart entry — all 246 pages of it, plus the disk with  my full MS on it. I dropped it off at the post office sometime between 11 a.m.

2 pounds, 13 3/4 ounces

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That’s how much my Golden Heart entry weighs. It’s 36 pages of 6-page synopsis and 210 pages of the first 42 pages of my MS. How do I know how much it weighs? Easy —

Getting serious

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I saw a link to this contest over the weekend and decided that since it’s pretty much what I’m already working to compile for the Golden Heart, I might as well go for it. For

Gearing up for a busy writing week

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My work week starts today, after a four-day weekend. I’m also gearing up for a busy week with NARWA. Thursday is our board meeting, and Saturday is plot group. I can’t wait! I love the chance