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March 30, 2015
Book Two Blues
This weekend as I went for a walk in the spring sun and thawing air I finally figured out some serious issues that had been facing one of my protagonists. She’s a difficult one to deal with, as she keeps changing her mind as to what she wants, but I think I finally got her […]
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March 9, 2015
Give it Away, Give it Away Now
My giveaway is up and running! It’s extremely exciting for me to see the merch you want, and to wonder who will win. Winners will be chosen at random, but I find myself hoping each time I see someone enter that he or she will win. This whole thing has been such a learning process. When […]
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March 2, 2015
M Is For…
Merchandise! And March. That’s right, after months of planning, scheming, and designing I’ve finally launched the first five items in my merchandise line. Even more exciting, this week I’ll be launching a giveaway! Quick details on that before I get into my regular musings: The contest will be on Facebook, so if you haven’t already, like […]
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February 16, 2015
Writing Friendships: the Good, the Bad, and the Vicious
I’m asked quite frequently if I base my characters on real people. The short answer is no, but I do sometimes base character interactions on ones from real life. To have a whole character be mimicking someone that I know personally has always felt restricting to me. Sure, I might nab someone’s appearance, or take […]
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February 9, 2015
Weathering the Storm
It’s one of those days where all of a sudden everything that seems important is totally out of my hands. Do you ever have those? Days where you think of approximately ten million absolutely crucial things that need to happen, and your hands are tied on every single one of them? For me, that’s today. […]
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February 2, 2015
Knowing What You Want
For the longest time, the characters in my current work would not listen to a thing a said. When I didn’t want they to end up together they would, and when I then went back and wrote another draft to intentionally push them toward each other, they’d turn away stubbornly. It seemed like whatever I […]
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