Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Beyond the Chair

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This guy deserves an ovation: Drew Shelley, Beyond the Chair . Note: The following bio is blantantly ripped from Drew's website. Talk ab...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

More than a week

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It’s Wednesday and I’m writing my weekly Monday post. I’m my own publisher so I guess that means I’ll have to discipline myself. Maybe I’ll ...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

On a reading binge

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This morning my word meter pushed past 60,000 words on THE SWORD SWALLOWER’S DAUGHTER. That I got any writing done this weekend is a big de...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Squee with me

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In the two weeks since I posted my Duh Moment, I had a Squee Moment. Or two. Maybe more. Read on and squee with me. First squee: Remember o...
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Friday, January 26, 2007

Flustration, Mind Muck, and the Duh Moment

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Have you ever been troubleshooting something and you get out the manual to read something like, “Confirm that the power cord is plugged into...
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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Ode to Joy and Failed Resolutions

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Well it’s three days past my first failed resolution. I did not finish the first draft of THE SWORD SWALLOWER'S DAUGHTER by the 15th. J...
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Sunday, December 31, 2006

New Year, New Goals for 2007

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Have you made your new year resolutions? I have. I've never been much on making New Year resolutions, but this year I decided to shout o...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

Four Words in Four Colors

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Joy Peace Love Hope Four words in four colors Wishes all For now and for tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Shout out for my daughter

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Today on LitPark Susan Henderson gave readers the opportunity to shout out something of themselves. I chose to shout out my 19-year-old dau...
Thursday, December 07, 2006

Writers are more than the words they write

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We are so much more than the words we write, yet the words we write draw from everything we are. Sometimes I'm amazed at what flows from...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

NaNoWriMo Winner Here

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Today is the final day for NaNoWriMo participants to finish their 50,000 word novels. Everyone who submits a manuscript of 50,000 words or ...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006

A Sword Swallower's Daughter is Conceived

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My friend EJ posted a comment to the previous blog entry, kindly reminding me the post was getting a little old. More than two weeks old. T...
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

I've Been Tagged

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Some children played tag, red-rover, and hide-n-seek. Perhaps my cousins and I did too, but the most memorable game I remember was called ...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Guest Blogger: The Road to Peace

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We have a guest blogger this week at Ovations. I'd love to introduce you to this wonderful lady, but she prefers to remain anonymous. Ou...
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Monday, October 02, 2006

Notes on a travel show: Do you fear global tourism?

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The Incentive Travel & Motivation Expo (IT&ME) is over for another year. Those attendees who contain themselves to a Monday through...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Why Do You Live Where You Do?

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Today’s post at LitPark got me thinking. Susan Henderson, the gracious host of LitPark interviewed author Amy Wilentz about her new book, ...
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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Remembering 9/11

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It's midnight in New York City. It's time to remember. I could write something to commemorate the fallen, to memorialize the tragedy...
Thursday, September 07, 2006

A Daughter Grows Into Herself

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My daughter returned to college this week. She’s a sophomore at a University of California campus only a half-hour drive from our home. Des...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Do You Have Katrina Fatigue?

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You may have heard the term “Katrina Fatigue.” Fatigue is a term used by the media to explain the indifference that creeps into the minds of...
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Experiments in viral marketing: bookstyle

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I am participating in a blogging experiment hosted at dearauthor.com . To enter the contest, put up this blurb, image, and trackback and you...
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