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Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. (I have four.) To me, the scents of the damp earth and its fruits, the furious sounds that fill stormy nights, and a warm kitchen encapsulate fall.After the boisterous activity of summer, my kitchen calls. Finally, there’s no need to worry about heating up the house! I can […]
It is bound to be a busy few days — from now through Sunday. I’m working a half-day tomorrow, and my mom-in-law is coming to play with the children in the morning while I work. Then all of the sibs on that side are coming for dinner Friday night. Saturday we’re throwing a birthday party […]
This is the time of year when the calendar goes from “Is nobody celebrating the holidays this year?” to “Good lord, some notice would have been nice!” At least in my family that’s the way it goes. My hubby and I are big on family. We like to make it to as many events as […]
My husband’s birthday is Sunday. Tonight I’m taking him to see one of Portland’s infamous experimental rock bands, Menomena, at an even more infamous venue, the Crystal Ballroom. Here’s one song I hope to hear tonight, though it’s been out for years and I have no clue whether it is requested a lot. It’s just […]
NaNoWriMos are hearty souls, and somewhat insane. Tomorrow the madness begins for 2012. November is National Novel Writing Month — a month where crazy folks around the globe set a deranged goal of writing a 50,000 word novel in one month! That’s 1,667 words per day for all 30 days of the month. The truly […]
That’s what I’ve been working on. I had a lot of writing time today, because I had the house to myself until almost three this afternoon. Crazy quiet. 🙂 Finishing and publishing my novel Queen Witch is my primary goal this round of ROW80. I’ve incorporated one beta’s edits, and the comments another gave me […]
I’ve told my friend Lauralynn Elliott many times now that she has a knack for giving me the heebie-jeebies. Her descriptions, and the build up as she dangles new details, always leaves me thinking about those details after I’ve finished the book. If you’re looking for a fun read to creep you out as Halloween approaches, […]
I rarely use this blog to decry something publicly. Just not my style, I guess. I don’t want to harp on; I’m here to talk writing. But today, I’m kind of mad. If you don’t want to hear a rant on the price tag of the latest Apple gadget, delete now. No hard feelings, I […]
That’s right. I just said that about a fortunate couple’s wedded bliss. Another wedding. Let’s be honest; it’s been high season on weddings for some reason this year. And everyone has us go somewhere. So we’re off to Bend again. My mother-in-law lives there, so that’s a bonus. But it still means driving three hours […]
My books are finally back up on Kobo. This was kind of an arduous process. Delisting from Smashwords seems to take FOREVER. And then Writing Life took like eight days to actually activate the title after I added it to their site. I didn’t count, so that might not be fair. But I have NO […]