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Cathy: No Nanowrimo win here

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 30, 2009 | 8 Comments »

crossposted from musings in mayhem
I am happy to have taken part in NaNoWriMo this year for the first time. It put me into a good lead on a companion book to my first novel, and now both need some serious editing. I lost my momentum between lots of doctor appointments for my whole family, getting [...]

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Kelly: The Dream Takes Shape: Part I

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , , , on November 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Cross posted from my blog…since I think I’m the only one here not participating in NaNo! [Editor's note: Thanks, Kelly!]
I was catching up with some Facebook friends last week and my blogging and art friend Carmen shared, “Having an article and blog feature in this issue of Artful Blogging is a dream come true! What’s [...]

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Kelly: Weekly Challenge…What’s Next?

Posted in Kelly, weekly contest, tagged , , , on August 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The dog days of summer are upon us, and the leaves of my gerbera daisies have browned along the edges, having long given up having the energy to bloom.  These dog days bring about the start of Fall term in my world, which usually brings about a renewed sense of energy for me. Yet this [...]

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Open House

Posted in Open House, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This installment of the Open House brings self-assessment and emergency care; says goodbye to the old and anticipates the new; and throws in a dash of brotherly love. So grab your preferred cup of joe, or bob or serena (my name for herbal tea) and read about Jacqui, Alana, Suzanne,Tracy, Elizabeth, Johanna, Liz, Jen, [...]

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Kelly: Taking chances?

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , on January 22, 2009 | 9 Comments »

I got a call about a week and a half ago from an internet marketing company. It was Friday afternoon, nearing dinnertime so the girls were following me everywhere as I tried to take the call, but I held on and listened. This isn’t the first time this has happened. I’ve been contacted by internet [...]

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Miranda: What to paint (or write or make) next

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , , , on April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I subscribe to the weekly newsletter of Canadian painter Robert Genn. While Genn writes about painting, I often find that his thoughts apply to any creative pursuit, including writing. This week’s newsletter spoke to the dilemma of deciding which project to work on next–something that Christa recently experienced.
Genn’s newsletter is reprinted here in full, by [...]

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Christa: A tough decision

Posted in Christa, tagged , , on March 27, 2008 | 11 Comments »

A few weeks ago I submitted my first novel, HURT, to a startup small publisher for consideration. This came after 90+ agent rejections, some of which provided the feedback that the agents didn’t feel they could sell the novel. I figured it was just the business, and maybe my chances were better with a small [...]

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Christa: A flooded engine

Posted in Christa, tagged , on February 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »

After a full week of directing all my creative energy toward work for other people, I finally reached a point where I feel comfortable starting to work on fiction again (you know, without feeling like I’m wasting time).
Too bad it’s such a struggle to get started.

I have on my plate:

a novel, sequel to the one [...]

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