Writing
You Can't Hide Your Emotions from Your Pen
The forces of the cosmos have been itching my britches all month: 14 days of being sick, Two water main breaks (always on the days I really need a shower), Car accident (but minor), Fell down some st…
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Writing Samples
On Giving Germs and Other Things
I'm sneezy, stuffy, slimy sick. I had to write this post real quick. by David Lat via sxc.hu Before the boogies hit my keys, I'm typing out two poetries. So I won't give my germs to you, I'll grab …
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Writing
One Project or Many?
When I started writing I tried to stay focused on one project at a time, which seemed like a good strategy to see the manuscript to completion and get it published as soon as possible! But there are downsides to focusing on one…
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Writing
What Did You Do at Work Today?
"Hi, honey, how was your day?" I used to answer, "I read 137 emails about nothing, nodded abstractly in a bunch of meetings, made a killer multi-colored spreadsheet, ate chicken fingers at my desk then tried to…
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Writing
It's a Secret: I Like to Rhyme
I like to rhyme. There I said it. I've read all those fancy pants writerly books that said don't rhyme, rhyming picture books don't sell, rhyming is the quickest path to the devil (I don't remember which…
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writing gifts
Booty, Booty, Booty! I Got Writing Booty!
I'm doing the booty dance! Booty, booty, boot-y! Hey! Booty, booty, boot-y! Hey! No , that's not a Snooki dance. (You are cut off from MTV for awhile, BTW.) It's the dance pirates do when they find t…
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action plan
My First Year Writing (A 2012 Recap)
After creating my 2013 Action Plan, I briskly walked into the kitchen, grabbed a brown paper bag, and took many deep breaths. I seemed busy in 2012, but apparently I wasn't doing anything because I had a million things ahead…
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