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September 24, 2012
Moodiness Blankets the Sky, Photos from the Observatory
* A Poor Second Last Week Friday started out with a lot of smoke. The fire burning in the Cascades blocked our view of the Cascades in town for days, and thirty miles east at the observatory, they were even … Continue reading →
September 21, 2012
Meeting Other Writers, New Adventures and Star Guiding
* The Writerly The September gathering of local writing women was the Thursday before this past one. In attendance: Paty Jager, Karen Duvall, Marie Harte, Trudy Schoenborn, and Diana McCollum. We met up for lunch to chat about conferences, industry … Continue reading →
September 19, 2012
Discussing Independent Publishing with Michael Pierce
* If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and … Continue reading →
September 17, 2012
Favorite Genres
* Favorite Genres is hosted by Alex J. Cavanaugh. Movies: old science fiction and Jane Austen type films [British historical], anything to do with Jane Austen Music: I’m an alternative gal Books: Jane Austen, classic literature, literature, historically based fiction, … Continue reading →
September 14, 2012
Dark Skies and Crappy Skies
* Thanks to all of you who participated in this week’s chocolate fest. Major gratitude to my lovely cohosts Laura Eno, Brinda Berry, and Ciara Knight, who helped in making the bloghop such a success. It was a blast to … Continue reading →
September 12, 2012
Entering the Paranormal with Christine Rains
* Fiction is the truth inside the lie. ~Stephen King Today in the lounge of Spacedock 19 is paranormal romance author, Christine Rains. She wrote the fabulous Fearless for the A to Z Challenge last April and recently published it … Continue reading →
September 9, 2012
What’s Your Chocolate? and The Truth About Faking
* I’m so glad Laura Eno, Brinda Berry, and Ciara Knight agreed to cohost this bloghop with me. Chocolate makes the galaxy go round. :D Visit the other chocolate lovers and enjoy the party. All the links are HERE … Continue reading →
September 7, 2012
Giving up the Ghost, NeverLove, and Blue Moon
* Angela Brown and Gwen Gardner have teamed up to create Partners in Paranormal. Visit their new blog HERE Giving up the Ghost by Gwen Gardner Friend or Foe? Murder victim Bart Bagley is not content to merely roll over … Continue reading →
September 5, 2012
Simplifying my Cyber Life
* It’s IWSG time again. Every first Wednesday of the month writers gather worldwide to air their dilemmas and offer support. Hosted by Alex J. Cavanaugh, you can still sign up to join us. First, a reminder the What’s Your … Continue reading →
August 31, 2012
Critique, Frivolity, and Glossaries
* Monday, I met with my local critique group. I went early to teach one of my friends how to format a story properly for submitting. The sticking point was, I use MSWord 2003 [which they will pry from my … Continue reading →
