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Shrinking Violets

I’ve been on vacation in Michigan and will be headed out to the annual RWA conference in five days, so posts have been sparse. I do have stories for you, and pics, and love (as ever), but tonight’s simple post is a link to a great website I think you’ll love, Shrinking Violets:

http://shrinkingvioletpromotions.blogspot.com/

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Give me a recipe?

Creative Commons photo by bookgrl

Headed into the last stretch of the MIP, which was called 100 Breakfasts and will be something else, though we don’t know what yet. It will be out in January. (Yay!)

I’ve hit the stretch of the book when I’m not really doing [...]

Writing as an act of faith

I noticed yesterday that the new book about Columbine is out. I’m not going to read it. I remember enough about the day and the subsequent stories to last me the rest of my life. Enough to say, “what a wretched day” and go on. But the anniversary will surely mean more coverage, and [...]

A blog to make you happy

I’m headed out for an Internet fast day, enjoying family (it kinda freaks me out that I can’t even remember the last time I didn’t check email for a whole day), so I’m leaving you with a little Easter present. Go read Carleen Brice’s blog on being happy:

http://pajamagardener.blogspot.com/2009/04/good-friday.html

See you [...]

The joy of loving your body

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/omnidirectional/239885913/

One of the big challenges of the writing life is to stay physically healthy when the entirety of your job is to sit in front of a computer and move your fingers. Or sit in a chair and flip pages while you read. If thinking burned calories the way riding bikes does, [...]

Itchy feet

This morning, memories of various travels are wafting through my mind.

-The clever bathroom in Naples, where the long doors opened on to the street and the bay and Vesuvius in the far, purple distance, a mountain with a bite out of the top.

–The moppet of a youth who was learning [...]

Blogging today at Writer Unboxed

My subject is writing pace. What’s you writing pace? Do you know?

Read the blog here: http://writerunboxed.com/2009/03/25/the-pace-of-you/

Alchemy

I’ve had the flu all week, my annual pre-spring collapse, which seems to be brought on by the blustery winds and fires and my longing for March snows. Instead of writing, as I planned, I’ve been curled up in my bed, watching movies and reading books. One of the things I’m reading is Geraldine [...]

Plotting blog and "Magic" class

Two things this morning:

#1 Posted a blog to Writer Unboxed this morning, Plotting for the Severely Right-Brained. Might be helpful for some of you who have a brain like mine.

#2 Reclaiming the Magic class starts on Monday. The published workshop is nearly full (one spot left), but there is plenty of room in [...]

Untangling Character Problems

Unraveling character problems [...]

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