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It’s Away!

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Four weeks ago, I submitted my manuscript to the publisher (a day early, which I was rather proud of, being a general procrastinator). Two weeks ago, they responded after the team had gone through as a "first pass" with suggested notes. Add a few things here and there, maybe combine a couple chapters, title suggestions:… Continue reading It’s Away!

Not a Master Task Juggler
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Not a Master Task Juggler

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Happy Valentine's Day to me, from SK. Contrary to rumors started by my new reading glasses stand, I am still here. I started the new job this week on Wednesday, which turned out to be a massively positive move. I was stressed about the change (because even good change is stressful and requires rejiggering of… Continue reading Not a Master Task Juggler

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Even Good Change…

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January became slightly more chaotic than I'd anticipated. At this moment I feel like I'm in the tail-end of an avalanche flinging me toward the future. My manuscript's due date for Crossed Crow Books was February 1st. I edited, revised, and added five thousand words over the course of January and turned it in on… Continue reading Even Good Change…

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Today My Freak Flag Flies

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So, I follow an extremely generous blog that posts monthly collations of writing markets, contests, agents, and other programs looking for submissions. January’s list of writing contests begins with a long form poem about defenestration*. Defenestration, if you don’t know, is the act of throwing someone out a window. My first thought (which I voiced)… Continue reading Today My Freak Flag Flies

Into Darkness
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Into Darkness

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Daylight savings time ended earlier this month, and we're well on our way toward Yule/Winter Solstice. I know everyone is bitching about it and wishing DST didn't end: I'm exactly the opposite. I wish DST never started. It's infinitely easier for me to get up in the morning and roll into my day when it's… Continue reading Into Darkness

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Slash and Burn

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I finished the family recipe project yesterday and am waiting for a final review by SK (because if I've learned anything as a lifelong writer it's that a person's eyeballs will completely ignore their own stupid grammatical and spelling mistakes in a manuscript). Thankfully, he's MUCH better at Word and PDF formatting than I am,… Continue reading Slash and Burn

We’re All Alive Here
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We’re All Alive Here

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Ragnar has had enough of my bullshit. Minerva is exhausted from all the barking she has to do to save us from deer. I realized two weeks ago that I'm coming up on the end of my 8th month off (today, actually), and also SK and my first anniversary (tomorrow), and the holidays. This caused… Continue reading We’re All Alive Here

That Time in The Farm’s Horror Movie Basement
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That Time in The Farm’s Horror Movie Basement

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SK and I went to stay at the farm house not long ago, because we had a funeral in the area. It was a sad reason to visit, but I hadn't been up to that house for a while. It's a small farmhouse on five acres in northern Wisconsin, on the other side of Lake… Continue reading That Time in The Farm’s Horror Movie Basement

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Guest Post by SK

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Today's blog is brought to you by my husband, SK, who shared the following poem he wrote as an exercise in processing emotions. Enjoy. If an engineer tries to write poetry If an engineer tries to write poetry, it reads like a bullet list • Refer to title

Things Minerva Howls At: Halloween Edition
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Things Minerva Howls At: Halloween Edition

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Today is a rare “off” day. I was supposed to take Han on a “Han and Auntie Jess” lunch and Barnes & Noble date for his birthday, but he got a bunch of excellent presents and new books at his birthday party last night, so he wants a rain check. He needs to bask in… Continue reading Things Minerva Howls At: Halloween Edition