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Tag Archives: filling the well
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
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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Tagged cookbook project, cooking, editing and revising, filling the well, finishing what I started, focus, recipes
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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
Exercises For Writers; or, Keeping Your Fingers — And Brain — Nimble
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’ve been doing some yardwork recently — trimming the seriously-overgrown hedges, which had gotten up to 15 feet tall or more, back to a more reasonable 6 foot height. As you can … Continue reading
Airships and Boilers and Gears, Oh My; or Getting My Steampunk On
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Beloved Husband and I are spending the weekend at a steampunk convention. It has been a good convention, if a bit less busy than most of the conventions we attend. But it … Continue reading
Research; or How To Justify A Road Trip
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) In the latest installment of my ongoing saga of how to use up my surplus PTO, today (later today, after I’ve slept, that is), I’m going off to do some research. … Continue reading
Idea Shopping; or, My Day On The Mall
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) As I mentioned last week, my goal for this past Tuesday was to hang out somewhere besides my living room and do some brainstorming for story ideas. I ended up on the … Continue reading
Charging The Batteries
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) It’s becoming kind of normal for me around this time of year. My “writing batteries” start to run down. Thanks to NaNoWriMo, I’ve written at least a little bit every day … Continue reading
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