FiYoDaBoBi Month
Okay, as I predicted the second I posted my first one, I've completely lost steam on 'Vision Vomit. There are several reasons for this. It's one part that we've stopped obsessively watching...
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Judgey Wudgey was a Bear
I did a post two weeks ago about status, and it made me think of the concept of snobbery. I remember using the term liberally, to describe anyone who wasn't uber friendly to me in school. Rather than...
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I apologize, I'm about to ramble on about my dreams. And not my dreams for life, like being a writer or having a house on the lake. I mean the kind I can't help, the kind I have as I sleep. I know...
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Facebook Comparison
I recently read this post by Kim Humes at Gathers No Moss, which was inspired by Sandy B at Reinventing Sandy B (whose boots I want to steal every time I pop over there), about comparing your first...
View ArticleRevertigo
I once saw an episode of How I Met Your Mother in which they coined a term for the phenomenon that occurs when you get together with old friends and revert back to the person you were when you were...
View ArticleSo Long 2010, Waaaaah
Wow guys - it's almost 2011! Just so you know, I haven't been blogging because I decided that I needed a break from all obligations and "second job"ness. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I decided...
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Article 18
Dude. You guys. I realize that I haven't been good about blogging since, well, like, Thanksgiving. Woopsies. Well kind of woopsies. Woopsies sort of implies that it was an accident, that I just up...
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The Mystery is Unveiled!
Ladies and Gents, after blathering on about my book and the writing process and how terribly insecure I am, I'm finally ready to reveal:And here's the first draft of my blurb, the part that will go in...
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Wherein I Paint Myself as the Dorkiest Writer in America
Guys, I don't know if you know this, but, (shhh....this is my whispering voice), I'm a HUGE dork.Like, I'm REALLY into spreadsheets. I actually get a secret thrill when I can change something in my...
View ArticleSABeR Mini-Series: SABeR1
I thought I would do a post on what makes each one of my SABeR’s (or Super Awesome Beta Readers) so, well, Super Awesome. I'm doing this in part as a thank you for doing me this huge favor and in part...
View ArticlePeople Watching
During my brief attempt at unemployment, I had a lot of time to think. I quickly tired of that, and decided instead to channel my angst into writing. Just because I didn't cut it as a copywriter...
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Lots of things about ear choices
I already touched on this in my People Watching post a few weeks back, but I seriously <3 Panera Bread. Now, I know I've talked serious smack about chain restaurants here, (and btdubs it was the...
View ArticleLetting Goooooooo
I'm back! Maybe. Who knows? I could write this post and then not want to write another one for two months. I've decided to just write what I want, when I want, and stop freaking out that just because...
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Road Unraveled - Take Four
So if you've been keeping up on Facebook, I finished my fourth draft of Road Unraveled the day before St. Patrick's Day (because then I wouldn't feel so ashamed of my life while getting day drunk), and...
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What I Learned from my High School Reunion
A couple weekends ago I attended my 10-11 year high school reunion, so named because we all kinda forgot about it and couldn't agree on anything until it was too late and then just said fuck it for...
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My Head is Invading My Writing
Last week, I had a case of the blahs for a couple days. The week before, I was SO pumped up about writing and building a career. I made plans. I outlined goals. I set deadlines. I was ready to...
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Going Green, Not in a Good Way
In the last few months I've been noticing my skin turning a strange hue of green. And by that, I mean I've been green with envy. Jealousy is NOT an emotion I'm at all comfortable with. And...
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The Freedom Of "I Suck"
For the past couple weeks I posted first about how freaked out I was about trying to have a writing career, and then how jealous I am of my friends who (although they don't necessarily think so) have...
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Not a Sexy Creative
For a long time I didn't consider myself a "real writer" or a "real creative" because I'm such a raging dork. My daily life is completely routine. About 95% planned, scheduled. For several years I...
View ArticleA Writer's Prayer for Creativity
Sometimes, I lose it. Inspiration. Passion. Confidence. Motivation. The motivation to write, to blog, to toil away on Twitter trying to build a platform for a book that only exists on my hard...
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