6 Reasons to Have Sex… or write about it.
Or why I have open door sex…in my novels I mean. In Romance fiction, historically and derogatorily referred to as “bodice-rippers,”
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Or why I have open door sex…in my novels I mean. In Romance fiction, historically and derogatorily referred to as “bodice-rippers,”
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I’m referring to my books, of course. Strange as that might seem, they’ve been with me so long…
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My Long Path to Publishing Aptitude and Ambition I can still remember like it was yesterday the evening almost eleven years ago that I sat beside my husband in bed, doing aptitude tests and reading books like What Colour Is My Parachute? It wasn’t the first time I was trying to decide what I wanted
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The Value of Rituals This is a great article, and also I love this guy so I recommend subscribing. This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day Here’s what research says is the #1 ritual you should do every day to
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COMMITMENT PHOBIA Right off the top, National Novel Writing Month sounds like a really bad idea for a person as commitment phobic as me. For readers who aren’t familiar, NaNoWriMo is “National Novel Writing Month, shortened as NaNoWriMo (na-noh-ry-moh), … “an annual internet-based creative writing project that takes place every November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to
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After seven long weeks in a small rural island community over the summer, the past week was spent on a quick return trip to the city, ostensibly to attend a friend’s wedding, but also to take care of a hectic round of shopping and errands in preparation for the start of the school year. The experience
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DENMAN ISLAND READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL It’s been a year since I’ve attended a writers festival, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to go to this one either. I thought perhaps I’d been to too many, and they’d lost their sparkle. But once I decided to, I quickly caught the fever, and have enjoyed once
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I was tagged in the ‘Elevens Tag’ by Emily Dring at Ficklebrain. So, it looks like I’ve got eleven questions to answer. If I have tagged you, you’re next! Look to the end of this post for my new eleven questions and get typing away… How to play Elevens Tag: Post these rules. Post a photo
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I just had to repost this from The Fickle Brain because I agree with it so much. I’ve always been addicted to learning, and can vouch for the fact that the more I learn, the less I feel I know. This has posed a problem when it comes to blogging, by the way, because in
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Writing is a solitary affair, as many have noted before. And, ironically, filmmaking is a highly collaborative effort, although often screenwriters are excluded from the process once the screenplay has received its final edits. This past weekend I participated in an innovative, collaborative INTENSE workshop for screenwriters that involved a talented group of actors as
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