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Plodding Through A Perfect Storm

We all go through periods in our lives that seem to be a perfect storm – a time when everything collides in mass of pure nastiness. Just for an example…let’s say your muggle job is somewhat demanding, you have family responsibilities for your elderly mother, and you have some health and money issues.   Sure, […]

My Affair With Scrivener

*Note – this post should be read using a throaty internal voice. Think Delilah. Or Jessica Rabbit.* Hi, there. I have a confession to make. It’s about Scrivener, the software program for writers. Are you ready? We’re having an affair. And it’s serious. It started about nine months ago. It wasn’t anything special at first, […]

Run Away

When my mind wanders, I often dream of Winnebagos. I dream of big luxury buses. I dream of Airstreams. I dream of the Partridge Family bus. I ask for brochures for different RV’s, and I save them in my file cabinet. I follow tiny house blogs and admire the ones on trailers. This is not […]

Blogging Is Sooooo Yesterday

Blogosphere, I have a bone to pick with you. Why the heck would you want to pick bones? I don’t have any bones. All of my skeletons are in the closet. I mean, I’m feeling annoyed with you. Oh. *shrug* Okay. Why take it out on me? Just go flame someone on Facebook or Twitter. [...]

What’s In A Pseudonym?

Breaking news!  Last week the publishing industry was rocked by the discovery that J. K. Rowling (author of “Harry Potter”, in case you’ve been living in a cave) had published a British mystery novel under the pseudonym “Robert Galbraith”. She was outed, and the usual hysteria ensued (here’s one of the articles – this one [...]

10 Completely Random Things That Are True In My Life

I find myself coming to the end of a Sunday afternoon with no blog post prepared.  This cannot be!  I rack my brains.  I pace to and fro.  I fist my hands in my hair and tug, which only causes me pain. Then, suddenly, a thought occurs.  This is unusual, so I savor it for [...]

Too Much Slack Takes You Back

It’s funny how quickly bad habits can raise their ugly head, even when you think you’ve chopped them down far enough to give you a bit of a break. So, as I’ve said in previous posts, I was on vacation last week and pretty productive. However, by Tuesday THIS week I found myself sitting in [...]

Memories

Betsy    …and then do you remember how the Muse got all caffeinated and we laughed and laughed because she was just chattering and jumping around… Muse     I was not! Betsy    You certainly were! After that typing session my arms were so sore I couldn’t even take off my glasses! Coffee   [...]

Creativity Is Important

As I contemplated going back to work at the end of my week of vacation, I realized I was looking around the house thinking, “I really didn’t get much done.” Wait…what? I wrote every day for at least 5 – and most days more like 7 – hours a day.  I have the structure of [...]

Vacation

So, I’ve been on vacation from my muggle job this week and I’ve been — wait for it, wait for it — WRITING!  I KNOW!  I’m as shocked as you are! In fact, because it has been as hot as Heck here at the Palatial Horvath Estate, I haven’t been doing much of anything EXCEPT [...]