November 2015

Drowning My Muses

Drowning My Muses

I can’t believe we’re at the end of 2015. On Tuesday we’ll be in December. Combine that with how I put things on my blog so I can remember them, and then needing to remember them lately. Like how to light the pilot light, or measurements of the Christmas tree stand. The two together have me […]

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So Very Helpful…

So Very Helpful...

I’m not impressed by “helpful” computers. That doesn’t mean I want to chisel my books into stone slabs–it just means I want my computer to ~help~ me accomplish things, not slow me down and fuck me up. Case in point–I spent hours (during NaNo!) Friday night, last night, and this morning fighting the magically appearing

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Switching Stories

Switching Stories

So I do this sometimes in NaNo. I switch stories because I didn’t plan enough on the first one, or I’m not feeling it, or I’m just Way. Too. Stuck. It’s always a hard decision to make–am I really stuck, or am I giving in right before the muses were going to give me something

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I Don’t Want a Dog But Who Asked Me?

Back in February, I sent my kid off to volunteer for the Humane Society. She loved doing it, and I loved getting her out of the house and doing something remotely healthy. But it backfired on me, because she came home with a dog. (Okay, maybe I actually signed the papers, but you don’t understand.

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Burning Bright!

Burning Bright!

So if you get announcements from TDP’s Facebook page, or the site itself, or maybe follow me on Twitter–well, then you might already know that I actually finally managed to get Burning Bright  released. It gave me a heck of a struggle, let me tell you, and my kid absolutely didn’t help what with Halloween and drama and non-communication.

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