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Every year, for Thanksgiving, I share a poem. Sometimes I go for a playful little piece, like The Vegetables, or The Happy Virus. Last year I went with a poem on the theme of gratitude by posting The Guest House by Rumi. This year I was inspired … [Continue reading] about A Thanksgiving Poem (and What I Learned by Memorizing It)
Back in March, I wrote a post about embedding websites into Scrivener. Not only is a great way to keep your research where you can easily find it, it's also great for minimizing distractions, because you don't actually have to go online to do a quick … [Continue reading] about Scrivener Tip: View Your Research in Composition Mode
Every year, when November rolls around, I brace myself. Logically, the holidays really shouldn't take up so much head space, but the truth is they do. Even with the best intentions (how's that NaNoWriMo coming, btw?), I find my writing (and my … [Continue reading] about 10 Ways to Support Your Writing, Even When You Don’t Have Time to Write
The following is a guest post by Bryan Fagan, a writer living near Portland, Oregon. He recently had a chance to pitch his novel (twice!) at a writer's conference and I asked him if he would share a little about the experience. The first time I … [Continue reading] about Guest Post: Pitching Your Work at a Conference
It's been eight years since I published my first post on this blog. That's 13 years on Venus. It's two presidential terms. It's the amount of time it took to build the "Big Ditch" that connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie. In that time, I have … [Continue reading] about Eight Years Blogging and I’m Almost There
A couple of years ago, I hit a wall with my novel. I was so frustrated with it that I literally felt nauseous when I opened the file to start working on it. I needed a break, badly. So I jumped ship and started working on my second novel. It was an … [Continue reading] about In Praise of Working on Two Novels at the Same Time
For years I've been telling my husband he should be writing a blog, because, as you know, I'm a big believer in the awesomeness of blogging. He wasn't so sure, but I kept saying it. And you know what? I was so right. I love being right. His blog … [Continue reading] about Save the Universe in Your Spare Time, From the Comfort of Your Writing Desk