You Tell Me: Best Gateway Books

/ February 17, 2012/ book recommendations, hubby, you tell me/ 10 comments

Credit The first thing you’re told when you decide to write in a particular genre and market is to read what you’re going to write. This, of course, is so you know what works and doesn’t, what is trending, and whether or not giraffes are a useful protagonist*. So you read all the kidlit you can get your hands on.

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Where I Will Write

/ October 11, 2011/ hubby, life/ 4 comments

Thanks to all in The Lurkdom who said happy anniversary to Hubby and I. We had a great day filled with waffles, fish, hipsters, and Marty McFly. Even with that, the long weekend wasn’t long enough and we’re now in another race to Friday. Work is kicking my ass this week with meetings on top of meetings, so today will

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Inspire Me

/ August 5, 2011/ cats, family, Friday Fives, hubby, in which i turn sappy, inspiration, life/ 7 comments

YA Highway asked this question a few weeks ago. Then I shared pictures of the day job’s complex, which is the setting for the assassin project. Since I did that already, I didn’t want to cheat. So today’s post is going to be split into two parts: pictures that I’d like to write something about and pictures of people who

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One of Those Days…

/ April 25, 2011/ hubby, image of the day/ 4 comments

It’s Monday and the day job has thrown me in Excel hell. My brain is brimming with ideas for my WIP and all I want to do is go home and crank everything out. So, there’s no real post today. Instead, enjoy a picture of Hubby wearing a cheeseburger on his head. Come back tomorrow for our regularly scheduled programming._____Last.fm

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Scars of Yesterday

/ April 13, 2011/ hubby, life, Road Trip Wednesday/ 10 comments

Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s question: What is the story of your best scar? While I think about what scars I have and whether there’s a story

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