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Cathy: An update on the progress or not of my nano novel

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , on November 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »

crossposted from my personal blog
Life happens,
doctors happen,
and this past week, a lot of doctor appointments happened and other sundry bits of attending to sick self, sick kids, etc. So in the interest of pediatrics, Nanowrimo fell somewhat behind and has been having trouble catching back up. also, I really got walloped by news of Brother [...]

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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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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: Mishap Tai Chi

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , on May 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Those of you who have been getting to know me here may have begun to notice a certain tendency toward being a wee-bit cock-eyed or shall we say, taking a lot of left turns off path. I think I read that old Robert Frost poem at a very young age and have taken the [...]

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Kelly: Is the Universe Speaking?

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , on September 29, 2008 | 10 Comments »

…And just what the heck is she saying? I have two close friends who are big followers of the principles in the book The Secret. If you’ve been under a rock and haven’t heard of it, the basic premise behind The Secret is that if you open yourself up to it, the Universe will bring [...]

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Miranda: Results for week #1

Posted in Miranda, tagged , on January 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Well, I’m amazed, but I finished Chapter 2. Finished to the point of sending it to one of my readers. I’d told myself I’d need two weeks for each chapter, but since there is already a good amount of draft in Chapter 3, I’m going to set next Friday as my deadline for its completion.
Meanwhile [...]

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Miranda: Here goes…week #1

Posted in Miranda, tagged on January 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I’ve worked out a schedule whereby I can complete my nonfiction manuscript by early April. As I have 129 manuscript pages in hand. (These pages are patchwork bits and pieces of the whole book, rather than the first 129 pages. Chapter 1 is a solid draft.) If I crank, I can finish each one of [...]

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The creative buck stops here. (Or doe, natch.)

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s the start of a new year, and many of us are full of plans and creative dreams. For me, and many other women I have spoken to, turning dreams into reality is a lot easier when someone is watching over your shoulder. We can all benefit from a stern yet supportive friend to remind [...]

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