In Which Cats Stare at Each Other

/ November 15, 2011

It’s Tuesday, Lurkdom! Last night I completely made 50,000 words on my WIP and I’m hoping that by Wednesday, I’ll be 100% done. To celebrate this milestone and to further my sleep dep*, I decided to play with Windows Live Movie Maker. What better way to try a new piece of software than to use  your cats as guinea pigs.

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Pitch Writing Tips from the Pros

/ November 14, 2011

Last Thursday, my local Indie, Porter Square Books, hosted The Book Doctors and the touring PItchapalooza. The gist of a Pitchapalooza is you get one minute to pitch your book to The Book Doctors and then they will give  you feedback. Awesome, right? You also have to buy their book, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published for a

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Mandatory Writing Things

/ November 11, 2011

Today’s post is super-late and I’m sorry about that. Lots of exciting things have been happening to Yours Truly as of late and since I don’t want to jinx anything, that’s as much as I can write.   The materials I need when I sit down to write vary depending on project, so this topic is challenging. Since it’s November

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The Flippant Girl’s Guide to Completing Your WIP

/ November 11, 2011

I write today’s Friday Fives prompt several days in advance from the discomfort of the veterinary emergency room where The White One has caused me and Hubby too much stress in a small amount of time*.  With all this kitty (not to mention Alicia) drama, I am painfully behind my NaNoWriMo word count and each setback like this one is

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Pandemics and Zombies

Ag2218/ November 10, 2011

Zombie Thursdays is a weekly feature with guest blogger, Miranda. You can read more about her here. Hello, zombie fans! During Halloween week, there were a lot of great shows on television that would never be played throughout the year otherwise. It’s cool that channels like the History Channel and Discovery will air shows about zombies and witches, etc. during

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