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"I didn't concern myself much anymore with "types" since I couldn't be bothered dating. As long as the car worked and he knew how to drive it, I'd navigate him around the curves; make and model weren't an issue."

Jade, Psalms

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Welcome to a new edition of HNTBADBA 101.

Warning: this column will regularly feature lots of profanity. So Sensitive Speshul Snowflakes can go elsewhere.

It's Advice Column Friday! Read on for two new DB author questions!

Dear Skyla,

If I send my new Senior Editor the second installment of my series AND a gigantic bottle of vodka at the same time, will that help my SE during the acquisitions process? Meaning, if said editor drinks the vodka whilst reading the manuscript, will she look over...

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The advice for people who want to be professional writers is always the same thing: butt in chair. Put your butt in the chair because that's the only way writing is going to get done--if you sit your ass down ad do it.

Once you've got your butt in the chair for awhile, though, it's easy to ignore your physical health and well-being. Also, I think it's common for us creative types to often be in our heads rather than our bodies, so we may not be that inclined to get active.Read more

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Welcome to a new edition of HNTBADBA 101.

Warning: this column will regularly feature lots of profanity. So Sensitive Speshul Snowflakes can go elsewhere.

Yes, we usually have columns on Wednesdays, but I think we need some Friday fun, don't you? No? Well then, take your negativity elsewhere, please.

Today we're having our first ever advice piece for Am I a Douche Bag?

Dear Skyla,

Sometimes, when my Senior Editor thinks I'm working on the next novel, I'm actually singing "Wanna Date My Avatar...

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Welcome to a new edition of HNTBADBA 101.

Warning: this column will regularly feature lots of profanity. So Sensitive Speshul Snowflakes can go elsewhere.

We're not having an official column this week as I'm busy getting yelled at by lots of people whom I don't actually work for.

Instead, I'd first like to thank everyone for the wonderful emails of support last week and all the great comments on Facebook. You are all tres awesome and not douche bags. :-) AND no one ruined Julie Butcher's...

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A lot of things got overwhelming and I haven't blogged in awhile. I thought of a bazillion things to say, but never got around to it. One of the things I'd still like to write is "How to Deal with a Bipolar Friend" because I had an extremely severe depressive episode a little while ago that I had trouble getting through, and it's hard for people to be supportive of me when I'm in that headspace because I get very self-destructive.

I'd like to talk more about bipolar disorder here, you know...

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I have a post up on the Mundania blog about the passing of Louise Cooper. I was going to cross-post or expand on it here, but I pretty much said it all there. http://mundaniapress.blogspot.com/2009/10/louise-cooper-1952-2009.html

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Welcome to a new edition of HNTBADBA 101.

Warning: this column will regularly feature lots of profanity. So Sensitive Speshul Snowflakes can go elsewhere.

We haven't had a column here since August! I'm so very sorry. For one thing, I was on holidays during August and then spent a few weeks in September getting caught up. And then there's always crisis after crisis so I'm like two weeks behind in a bazillion things. HNTBADBA and blogging in general always slides when that happens.

The other ...

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"No weapons, no back-up--no way was she talking me into some kind of anti-zombie crusade. Fuck the innocent."

Jade, Untitled WiP

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I was "out of the office" (meaning away from home) for most of last week to do some other work. I'm now a week behind on email--which means I'm getting double the emails because people are wondering if I got their first ones--and a bunch of other things I have to do. Things are to the point now where I'm overwhelmed and on the verge of a total breakdown (happens every few months).

So I'm going to take a cue from The Office and make a list for tomorrow morning, and then do the easy things...

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