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January 31, 2019
In the trenches – I got into Pitch Wars
No sooner had I started blogging again, getting back in the habit of regular posts then… I got into Pitch Wars!!! Y’all! This is a huge step for me. I’ve entered PW twice before and gotten great feedback, but never got in. But… it has also been an ungodly amount of hard work. And worth…
May 30, 2018
Why revise? When starting new isn’t the right answer…
Last week, I wrote about revising an old, retired manuscript… Except this isn’t just revision. This is full-on rewriting. At this point, I don’t know how much of the original text and story will remain. I have a suspicion. Quite a bit of the bad guy will be hanging around. He’s sexy and scary, and…
May 25, 2018
Resurrecting an old project: AKA revision hell
Shelving a project you love is never fun, but… My first PitchWars was (mumble, grumble, looks at calendar, gives up) more than a few years ago. I entered my then barely completed (and nowhere near ready) MS that I inexpertly described as an edgy romantic suspense. I didn’t get in, but gained so much from…
March 5, 2018
Groceries and the City
It’s been just over a year since we bid farewell to Relay Foods, and grocery shopping in the city hasn’t gotten any easier. Despite the availability of other delivery services (Peapod, Instacart, and others, including Amazon), I still haven’t found anything that meets our needs and desires on quality, selection, and price. Even Door to…
September 25, 2017
Damned if you do…
Anytime there is a protest that includes even the slightest hint of violence (or more than a hint of it in some cases), a cry goes up wondering why “these people” can’t just protest peacefully… why, we’d all listen to them then! Ahem. Really? Because we’re all doing such a fucking amazing job listening to…
August 28, 2017
June 13, 2017
Denim Dilemma: A Shopping Experience
After my failure to find jeans when I went shopping for summer clothes, I psyched myself up to spend a …
June 12, 2017
Denim Dilemma: Finding Jeans that Fit
Jeans… A word that can strike fear and trepidation in the hearts of women. Second only to “swimsuit season”, the …
March 8, 2017
A writer’s work…
… is never done. Let’s skip all the “how did you get here” fun… because to be honest it wasn’t …
January 5, 2017
Farewell Relay…
After over 2 1/2 years, it’s a sad farewell… I discovered RelayFoods just over 2 1/2 years ago. My first …
