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Cathy: The Next Big Thing

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »

crossposting from musings in mayhem
Why is it even when I have several projects I could be working on, narrowed to two that I am working on (read procrastinating) that I generally have at least part of my writer’s eye on The Next Big Thing?
This is also true in the home improvement arena, you should see [...]

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Cathy: And now for something completely different

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , on April 28, 2009 | 14 Comments »

I’ve been so wrapped up in the idea that I need to finish my manuscript, that the feeling has resulted in much the same as shooting one’s self in the foot, can’t win for trying, or a hundred other clichés. So when I saw the opportunity from Elizabeth Beck to be a part of [...]

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Cathy: Weekends were built for excavations

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , on March 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Good news! Friday, I worked out a kink of a catalyst in an earlier chapter of the manuscript that I had conveniently skipped in my attempt to write the book chronologically. I had prior plans that day that had been cancelled, so as I showered, the ideas actually flowed with the water. My self-imposed pressure [...]

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Cathy: Stopping the analysis

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The February Finish-a-thon has been a great tool for all of us to realize where we fit in setting ourselves deadlines, what project we’re working on, how far we have to go, and whether can we finish it in a certain time frame.
For me, it turned my otherwise small penchant for analysis of why I’m [...]

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Open Call to Creative Action: February Finish-a-thon!

Posted in Cathy, Miranda, tagged , , , , , on January 29, 2009 | 123 Comments »

Need a little kick in the pants in order to move your creative project a few notches higher on the to-do list?
Cathy Coley writes: “In my blog post of Tuesday, January 27, 2009, a challenge was proffered by Liz Hum, a Creative Construction contributor. So much for whining about deadlock, writer’s block, not being able [...]

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Cathy: Facing things

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , on January 27, 2009 | 24 Comments »

I’ve really appreciated being a part of this community. I’ve gained confidence in areas I neglected for a long time. I got back in touch with my own creativity in a variety of ways, the biggest of which was returning to a long ago manuscript that I had back-burnered along with many other projects. I’m [...]

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Brittany: A Christmas Miracle

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , on December 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I don’t know how I get anything accomplished.
Part of that is, of course, being mom to a two-year-old and a six-month-old. It’s hard enough to balance motherhood with novel writing. You expect the constant interruptions, the neediness, the asynchronous nap times. But then, sometimes, things happen that you don’t expect.
For me, it all began in [...]

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Brittany: The Artiste at Work

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , on September 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I am finished with my novel.
I wrote down the words, but it hardly seems real. Probably because my critique group hasn’t had the chance to sink its teeth into my novel yet. Some revisions will still need to be made. But beyond that, I also feel a deep sense of melancholy about its completion. It, and Sam, were both [...]

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Jenn: The Finish Line is in Westfield

Posted in Jenn, tagged , , on April 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Miranda wrote to me the other day and asked where I’ve been. I haven’t posted to this blog in several weeks, though I’ve logged on and lurked. I wrote back to her and said that I only write when I have some news and progress, and that though my students were getting their [...]

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Brittany: Where’s the finish line?

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , , on April 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Christa’s post last week left me with a lot to think about. I’m sure I had read it before, that authors are often judged on the basis of their debut novel’s sales, that depending on its success and failure, a career can be born or lost. I probably skimmed over that part in some guide [...]

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