Archive for January, 2007
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I’ve gone without the internet before in my life. I mean, I didn’t even know it existed until I was 17. So, I’ve still been without it for longer than I’ve been with it. And yet…when it went down for the billionth time this week, for 48 entire hours…I was at a loss.
I went to [...]
Summertime, and the living is easy…
Okay, it’s not summertime. That was wishful thinking on my part. It’s been cold here (cold for someone who’s used to California, okay?) and I’d like it to be warmer.
But that made me wonder. Does anyone else have a writing “season”? I know lots of people don’t like to write in the spring and summer [...]
This Blows
You know I almost forgot that it was my day to blog. I have nothing clever to say or some carefully thought up post. Why? Because real life got in the way. And you know what? It blows chunks. Or wait…no, that’s my three year old daughter. Today and yesterday. Fever, lethargic and blowing chunks. [...]
I have a dream
We interrupt my normal blather to talk about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This post is dedicated to him and all the work he did in his life, and the effect his work still has on us all.
Since this blog is about writing and books, I’m going to talk about my favorite books about (or [...]
It’s Not Just A Job - It’s A….
Career? No, I’m no talking about the military. However, I do applaud those who choose that life. I wish President Bush would crawl up someone’s…..sorry, I was about to go off on a tangent. LOL
OK..some I’m going to go off on another tangent. I was contemplating the day job/career this week. Some of you know [...]
Perfection and Self Confidence
I’m looking at titles of posts “the perfect man”.
I’m looking at Shelli’s post about there always being someone better, smarter, prettier, and with less baggage. (And thinking ‘get out of my head, lady!’)
And, I’m also editing.
Add. Shake. Post.
There’s a lot of pressure in this business to be perfect. Or at least as close as you [...]
Speaking of perfect men…
or the perfect man for you or me, not necessarily perfect. (So you can pick your laughing butt up off the ground. Geesh.) Or maybe I should just say love (twoo wuv?)?
Anyway, I do a lot of blog hopping. Way too much in fact. A few weeks ago I ran across a romance writer’s [...]
My Secret Vice
I have a secret to confess. It may get me laughed at. It may even get me shunned, but I can keep it in no longer. It weighs upon my soul like a — okay, that’s a little overdramatic. But I do have a secret!
Ready?
I like to clean.
Oh, not the entire house or for hours [...]
A girl trying to find herself a perfect man, is like trying to find an agent
Okay, anyone who’s a country fan knows that I’m doing a play on Jamie O Neal’s song Trying to find Atlantis. But seriously. I had a hmm moment today.
I sometimes contemplate dating, but it’s a daunting thought. Because here’s all the things that run through my head: There’s so much competition and only so many [...]
Conferences
Some of you may know that I’m a librarian for my day job. This is probably of no real interest to you except that with librarianship comes conferences. I’m facing a dilemma about conferences this year.
There are two national conferences for me. One for libraries and one for writers. The writerly one is RWA (Romance [...]
