“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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As part of the ever popular Discworld series, Going Postal marks the 33rd novel that takes place in the world. I love the writing of Terry Pratchett and was very happy to return to one of his novels after not…
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Reprioritizing
I’ve been thinking a lot this past week about what I need to do to move forward with several of the projects that I’ve been wanting to complete. I’ve loved blogging for these past few years and I will still…
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Writing Exercise: Three Nouns
One of the toughest parts of the writing process is getting started on a new project. While the easiest way to overcome white page paralysis is to embrace the “crappy first draft” idea there are other options. Today’s writing exercise…
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Movie of the Month: Inside Out
Check it out! I actually made it to a show before it left the theaters! Yippee! And the kids sat through the whole thing, which means I got to watch the whole thing from beginning to end without having to…
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What Would You Write If No Limits Existed?
It’s that wonderful time called summer where the heat and the outdoors is calling and I’m surrounded by my kids who are out of school. I’m leaving this weeks writerly post for Writing Wednesday to Zara who discusses writing without…
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Meet Cosplayer Rachel Funk
I had so much fun with last friday’s cosplayer feature with Robert Smith that I’m going to do it again, this time with Robert’s partner-in-costume Rachel Funk. A Growing up, Rachel watched all the classic sci-fi including Star Wars, Star…
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Meet Cosplayer Robert Smith
Today, Robert Smith from Utah is joining us and sharing some of his cosplay pictures. Robert and I have known each other a little more than a year now and have enjoyed swapping stories about our various experiences, his in…
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Fantasy in Real Life: Bike in Tree Micro Fiction Contest
The story behind this surreal image is that in 1914 a boy left his bike chained to a tree, then went to war and then never returned. As it is writer Wednesday, let’s use this as a writing prompt and…
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Book of the Month: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
It can be dangerous picking books from a list and hoping that they live up to the hype. The Night Circus has appeared over and over on book lover Pinterest boards so I decided it would be worth seeing what…
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