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LOSING MY RELIGION, PART 5: YOU ARE ALL POWERFUL

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A Level Playing Field Really pay attention to this: You are competing on the same level playing field as most other authors right now. This bears repeating. You are competing on the same level playing field as most other authors … Continue reading

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LOSING MY RELIGION, PART 1: A CONVERSION OF FAITH

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~ I Was Raised Traditional Orthodox ~ As a teenager I fed voraciously on my monthly issue of Writer’s Digest, and I read to pieces my copy of Richard Curtis’s, “Beyond the Bestseller: A Literary Agent Takes You Inside the … Continue reading

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EVOLUTION BY MUTATION AND OTHER FUN STUFF

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The concept of evolution is generally understood to be a process of change and growth, hopefully to something better, leaner, and sexier. These changes are often brought about through “turning points,” such as walking across a stadium wearing a square … Continue reading

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THE BENEFITS OF BEING RELATED TO A COOL ARTIST

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My family hung out at my house today.  Lots of fun.  We made turkey sandwiches and hot-popped tomato bruschetta with garlic sourdough bread.  Yum! And check out what my brother brought us — hee! — signed by all the talented … Continue reading

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WORKSPACE WEDNESDAY

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Yay!  This week I get to share with you my best friend Kellie’s creative workspace…and man, is this girl the most creative person I’ve ever met who doesn’t think she’s much creative.  Sheesh.  She did her eldest daughter’s room in … Continue reading

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A WEE STORY FOR THE LASSIES AND LADDIES

I’m wearing green for all the Chinese-Irish in the house!  Me and that one other dude.  (Hey, bro.) Today is not only St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s the fabulous, awesome, rocking-good-time St. Patrick’s Day blogfest hosted by the lovely Alexia … Continue reading

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A PROFESSIONAL SEEKS ORDER

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  Some years ago, when I was working as a court reporter in civil court, I reported a wrongful termination trial.  It probably wouldn’t have been memorable except for the fact that the plaintiff’s attorney was a walking disaster. This … Continue reading

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THE SECRET, NEVER-BEFORE-PHOTOGRAPHED CELEBRATORY RITUAL OF HOUSEHOLD DINOSAURS IN HONOR OF YOU

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Dudes, I’m tired…oh, so tired.  But it was totally worth it.  The Household Dinosaurs really know how to get down!  Once I forwarded our awesome, stupendous word count to the head shaman dinosaur (Tink Triceratops) — via smoke signal, of … Continue reading

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A COMPLETE STORY IN 3:08 MINUTES

Everyone says you need to read, read, read to understand how story works.  While this is true, sometimes you just need to give 3:08 minutes of your undivided attention.  [Warning:  Contains graphic scenes.] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lZqrG1bdGtg] I was turned on to this … Continue reading

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WHEN YOUR BRAIN GETS IN YOUR WAY

Now we come to the third and most difficult part of an idea’s journey to becoming a first draft story, and that is the brain.  That’s right.  The very thing responsible for making us capable of placing words next to … Continue reading

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