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Not Winning, Winning

I didn’t “win” NaNo this year. Well, I mean, technically I produced 70K in wordage, but 50K of that was spent on finishing the zero of Harmony. Which will never get published, goddammit, and is also not the NaNo goal I set myself. Ah well. Win some, lose some. November was a hideous fucking month, […]

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The State of the (Reading) Lili

It was a long weekend, my friends. The best part was Quasi-Surprise Houseguests, and the kids got to go see Fantastic Beasts. I did not want to go–I’m all Pottered out, I think. Besides, putting Eddie Redmayne (and his lips) in everything is beginning to wear on my nerves a bit. He’s a good actor, […]

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Lucky

I’m lucky. So lucky. Nobody threw anything. Nobody yelled. Nobody told me I should have been aborted or that I ruin everything for everyone. Nobody twisted my arm behind my back, slapped me, pinched me, throttled me or used a belt on me. Instead, my phone was full of happy texts and my inbox was […]

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Frat Squirl Beauregard

I’m approaching burnout quickly. Going straight from Harmony into Afterwar was perhaps not my best choice, but I don’t want to slow down, either. Part of me thinks that if I just work hard enough, I can stave off disaster of any stripe. Also, if I’m writing instead of filing stuff or cleaning my office, […]

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Official Old Lady

I resurrected later than usual this morning, and am still exhausted. I love meeting readers and signing for them, it was just so busy. The time passed in a blur of old friends, new faces, books I’d almost forgotten I wrote, and my hands shaking just a little with the fear that I was going […]

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Authorfest!

My friends! Tomorrow, I’ll be attending the Authorfest at Cedar Hill Crossing Powell’s, 4pm sharp. I don’t do many events, but I’m doing this one. Come see me, get your books signed, and meet a load of really nice people. See you there!

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Friendly Roses

A rose is a rose is a rose. This one is on the ketchup-and-mustard bush, planted in our side garden for the Princess’s best friend. They are said best friend’s favourite type of roses, and the bush is stubbornly refusing to go dormant. Instead, it took advantage of the warm first half of November to […]

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Now We’re Here

The zero draft of Harmony is finished! It’s over 100K, easily my longest zero yet. I dislike it, as a book. It’s messy and structurally unsound, and revising it will no doubt be a chore, and I slogged through it for so long I have grown to hate it with the fiery hate of a […]

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It Isn’t Glamorous

Well, I’ve filled out availability forms for the local ACLU and the local food bank. Maybe they can share me? I need to budget my time and energy carefully for the long haul. Today is for yet more stabbing on Harmony. Normally at this point I am racing breakneck for the end of a book, […]

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Until My Heart Begs

GOOD MORNING. Harmony is 95K, and it still will not die. I meant to spend November getting wordcount on Afterwar, but, um, it looks like the 50K I’m producing this month is going to this monster of story that will not lay down no matter how many times I stab it. *time passes* …I just […]

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