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Been Quiet

And about to become much quieter. THE DAY So the last two days have been spent reevaluating just where this writing in the dark is taking me.  (Have I mentioned how much I dislike NOT working from an outline?)  I…

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Taking Time to Appreciate an Historic Moment

Say what you want. Be as against Clinton as much as you want.  But, as a woman, I’m thrilled that a major party has finally, finally put up a woman as their presidential candidate.  Yes, I know; there’s still the convention.  But…

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Having Way Too Much Fun

THE DAY So some of that fun is with the writing and some with a bunch of Facebook folks who finally convinced me to give Dr. Who a try. I know: trivial, right? But here’s the thing.  We ALL need…

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A Question of Discipline

And not much happened on the writing front even though I took the Surface along. THE DAY I know other writers can work in hotel rooms and on the road. I’ve done this myself when I was on tour and…

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Nothing Much Doing

Other than work. THE DAY You know, I always have a tough time getting started again after time away, even if that time’s spent thinking about writing.  Or it might just be that what I think of as being good just doesn’t read very…

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Going Off the Rails

Or the reservation, take your pick. THE DAY In brief, I worked Friday and Saturday.  Friday, I got a little bogged down with having to arrange for the husband’s birthday stuff at the last minute (not my fault, but you…

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All the Makings

For a disastrous day, that didn’t happen. THE DAY Maybe my expectations were a little lower this morning than normal since I knew I had to do a ton of errands I couldn’t put off any longer.  (Well, one was…

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Showing

THE DAY Not terrifically exciting, really.  As I said yesterday, I’ve been telling myself the story instead of truly writing/showing what’s going on, which meant that, today, I worked hard to show and not tell.  Showing is harder than you…

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Telling

THE DAY(S) Ever have those moments when you’re reading what you’ve written and realized, heck, you’re telling rather than showing? I can say that it’s much worse when that happens after several thousands of words and days.  OTOH, you could say that…

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Where Have the Days Gone?

THE DAY(S) So I see I haven’t written here for a few days.  Mostly, it’s that I’ve nothing amazing to say, I guess, though I was keeping this mainly for myself, to see what I’ve been up to, chart my progress, all…

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