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Recipe Wednesday: Sympathetic Cookery
So on Monday, I got out of work early and hustled myself over to the dentist’s office for my check-up…only to learn that my appointment was for Tuesday at 4:00, not Monday. Well, dang. I guess it’s better to show … Continue reading
Writing Thursday: The Death-March Continues; or, Editing Progress
It really is starting to feel like a death-march, this manuscript edit I’ve been working on. Bits of the story have been fighting back, tooth-and-nail. The epilogue, in particular, was bad-tempered and unruly. And we won’t even talk about how … Continue reading
Recipe Wednesday: The Joys Of A Well-Stocked Pantry
The forecast here for the next few days is for 6″-10″ of snow. Which means we could get anything from a light dusting to three feet. (Colorado weather can be exciting.) And, as a local radio station observed, that probably … Continue reading
Writing Thursday: Learning and Unlearning; or, Old Habits Do What?
I’ve been deep into editing the first book of my Winterbourne series these past few weeks (as I–ahem–may have mentioned once or twice). But the other day, when I went to open my file, my mouse pointer slipped, and instead, … Continue reading
Recipe Wednesday: Adventures In Bento
It was bound to happen. See, my friend Melanie gave me a bento box for Twelfth Night. And so, sooner or later, it was inevitable that I would, in fact, commit bento. Came home last Sunday night after a weekend … Continue reading
Writing Thursday: The Revision Grind; or, Advice From The Trenches
For those of you who are curious, yes, I am in fact still hard at work revising the first book in the Winterbourne series. I’m currently on page 211 out of 249, which means I’m … uh … roughly 85% … Continue reading
Recipe Wednesday: Baba Ghanooj
From time to time (i.e., when I can’t think of anything better to post about), I think I’m going to use this space to muse about specific recipes. And I think I’m going to start this week with one of … Continue reading
Writing Thursday: Gifts Writers Will Use; or, What Not To Get Me For Christmas
I found this list prior to the holidays, but declined to post it then because I didn’t want people to think I was fishing for gifts. I’m not. Really. But I found the article thought-provoking because the author was so … Continue reading
Recipe Wednesday: More Recipe Book Natterings
Okay, since people seem to be interested, perhaps I should turn one of my weekly postings into an update on gathering recipes and compiling recipe collections. Perhaps that day shall be…Wednesday. Yeah, Wednesday. That’d be good. Right? So for the … Continue reading
The Good vs. The Bad; or, Why Didn’t I Have A Creative Writing Teacher Like This?
Today, author James Van Pelt* posted a blog entry on good poetry vs. bad poetry over on his LiveJournal. You should go read it. In particular, his list of characteristics of good vs. bad poetry (in the photograph of the … Continue reading
New Year, Old Project: The Cookbook Update
Hello, and Happy New Year, interwebs! I decided to take last week off from blogging–from the internet in general, actually–which is why there were no postings last week. I probably should have announced it in advance, but it was a … Continue reading
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Dragon Friday #12
Wow! All the way up to Part 12 already! A few more of these, and this is going to start turning into a story! The Dragon, The Wench, and Her Wardrobe (working title) © 2011 Sheila McClune Part 12 I … Continue reading
Leggo My Legos; or, Giving Yourself Permission To Play
I was chatting with my across-the-corridor cubicle neighbor at work the other day, and the subject of Legos came up. “Yeah,” he said, “I used to really love those when I was a kid. But I haven’t played with them … Continue reading
More Cookbook Updates
Are you all getting tired of the cookbook updates yet? I hope not, because I still have some blathering to do on that subject. This week saw the reformatting of the book from 5.5 x 8.5 (in one incarnation, it … Continue reading
Dragon Friday #11
Hah. Bet you thought I wasn’t going to make it. But it’s still more than twenty minutes to midnight. Plenty of time…. The Dragon, The Wench, and Her Wardrobe (working title) © 2011 Sheila McClune Part 11 “Yes, that helps … Continue reading
News From The Editing Front; or, What I’ve Been Up To Lately
For those of you who have been wondering what sort of progress I’ve been making on my latest (unfinished) NaNoWriMo novel, I have a confession to make: I haven’t made any actual progress at all in the last two weeks. … Continue reading
More Natterings About The Recipe Book Project
So I’ve spent the last week or so gleaning through all of my recipe files and trying to decide which ones go into the cookbook and which ones don’t. I finally established the following criteria: Recipes to include: Family favorites, … Continue reading
T’is The Season; or, A Short Christmas Story
Once upon a time, a couple of years ago, when I was still blogging on “The Melt-Ink Pot” (the now-defunct group blog of which I was a part), we did a story prompt. The prompt was, “Late into the night, … Continue reading
Link Salad for November
Link Salad time again! I tossed together some good stuff for y’all this month: First, from my friend Kate’s blog: Stand Up To Your Creativity. Next, from NPR, some helpful advice on How To Name Your First Novel. For those … Continue reading
Dragon Friday #10
Trying to keep up my “on-time” record, here… The Dragon, The Wench, and Her Wardrobe (working title) © 2011 Sheila McClune Part 10 “Ew,” said the dragon. “He doesn’t smell as good now.” “Um, no.” I tried to cover my … Continue reading
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