Writing Life

The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.

Garth Brooks and Decaf Coffee

I lied yesterday, and didn’t even know it.ย  Today, as I was rejoicing that all my chapters were finally in the computer, I noticed that I was wrong.ย  So again today, my hands hurt.ย  I’ll survive.ย  This time I’m pretty sure it’s all in.ย  Thanks to Garth Brooks and decaf coffee, which does have caffeine, […]

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My Hands Hurt!

I wish I had a scanner!ย  And a printer, and…well, that’s okay.ย  I’ll get there.ย  I’m only complaining because I had to type two of my chapters into the computer yet again, somehow every time I have computer problems, I don’t back up those two chapters.ย  Just those two.ย  And I love those chapters.ย  They’re

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The Ultimate Writer's Helper!

I am so loving this! Being online is doing wonderful things for my writing. I’m getting more done this month than I have in the past two years. I’m e-mailing my writer friend, we’re discussing problems as we write, and both our stories are getting better. I take breaks to check the message boards and

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And the Not-So-Fun Parts…

Okay, it’s not always easy.ย  I can accept that.ย  I spent over an hour today chasing info on particle-beam weapons and such, to make my Marine talk like a Marine.ย  I finally settled on particle-beam technology because I couldn’t find anything to tell me about the options.ย  Every laser site I found was way too

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The Joys of Message Boards…

Okay, the internet proved its usefulness once again. I posted as a joke, just because there was nothing on the board, and received a very insightful response that sent me scurrying to re-write. Of course, I knew that to a Marine, a gun is never just a gun. It’s a SAW, or a Glock, or

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Holy Cow, I Love the Internet!

I spent the morning writing, mostly, which was a good thing, because my afternoon was shot to hell. I hate the first of the month, there’s always so much junk that has to be done. I have five chapters of Star edited, though, and that’s a good thing. When I’d had enough writing, I went

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The Competition Gets Fierce

Tonight I had to fight for my internet time, and the argument came from an unusual source. Though I have the feeling it’s going to become more common. Yes, tonight my munchkin finally got turned on to the joys of the internet. She’s been enjoying the past 11 days because she could watch cartoons all

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