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Writing about Writing When You’re Not Writing…

is shameful. That’s how I see it, and why I haven’t been seen around these parts in a little while. Life is like juggling chainsaws. It’s serious business. And the more chainsaws life… Read More →

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Wear a High Collar and Stink of Garlic

This article was originally published at Amy Writes on January 7, 2011. I’m posting it here for the benefit of a good friend of mine, who shall remain nameless.  The more I live,… Read More →

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A synopsis ain’t a plot summary

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So I spent this weekend engaged in every writer’s least favorite activity, synopsis writing. Saturday morning I sat down and asked my husband for an hour or two…and  I wrote a synopsis and… Read More →

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Beer Drafts and Coffee Revisions

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I read this wonderful article over at lifehacker.com this morning. If you have some time, you should read Why You Should Drink Beer for Big Ideas, Coffee to Get Them Done. If not, I’ll… Read More →

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What a Writer Needs

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A writer only needs three simple things: time, self-motivation, and the means. Loose one, and the whole thing crumbles. TIME Be it fifteen minutes or eight hours. A writer has to have the… Read More →

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ATTACK OF THE LIBERAL FASCISTS

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So we’ve discovered something here at the PLC; no posting schedule pretty much means no posts. And that’s not cool. So we’re going back to the old schedule.  *** Oh SFWA. (If you… Read More →

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Writing Wisdom from John Barrowman

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This past weekend, I attended Phoenix Comicon ’13 where I got to see John Barrowman talk about his career as an actor and performer. You probably know John Barrowman for his roles as… Read More →

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Does Size Matter?

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The size of books, I mean. Books. Several times I’ve picked up Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME, and then promptly put it back down because, come on! It’s a cinder block of a… Read More →

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500 Club (5.2.13)

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Hello Thursday! The longest day of the year is just around the corner, and already my shoes will melt to the pavement if I stand in one place for too long. In another… Read More →

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500 Club (5/30)

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Hello, and welcome to today’s 500 Club! Before we get to today’s prompts, here’s a quick recap of the rules. Choose one of the prompts below. On your blog, write a 500-word story or… Read More →

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In which I stagger back onto the field, pretending my limp is an intentional pimp-strut.

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“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” -Steven Pressfield, THE WAR OF ART  AKA Mandatory Reading for EVERYBODY. If… Read More →

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