Okay, I really am going to work on my synopsis very, very soon, but I felt it would be irresponsible to pass up the opportunity to talk up the Australian National Public Toilet Map. That is, a conveniently searchable, browsable database for “Locating public toilet facilities in cities, towns, rural areas, and along major […]
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I’ve been thinking and talking about various aspects of decisions and commitment and expectations and guilt with several people today, and I’ve been reminded of one of my favorite quotes, by a woman named Anne Morriss, though I know nothing else about her:
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating - in […]
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I’ve made a decision about The Day Job.
It’s a big decision, because it’s confirming my intentions and solidifying how I use my time. Matt’s going to keep me accountable.
It will be hard, but good.
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I find myself becoming friends with more and more people who wait for book releases like “normal” people wait for movies to come out. It gives me a giggle every time I think about it, because I think it’s fabulous. Tho, on a side note, I’m definitely looking forward to May 2, when […]
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It’s snowing pretty hard outside, and I don’t want to work on my synopsis. I do have reading that needs to get done, but I’d really like to curl up on this very comfy coffee house couch by the fire and fall asleep.
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I’m picking up extra hours at work this week until they get a chance to hire a new Thursday-Friday person, and I forgot how quiet Fridays are around here. Luckily, I have other work to keep me occupied.
Of course, now I’m wondering if my first 20 pages is quite enough to pull […]
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For those of you who were wishing I’d post a picture from my recent trip to Ohio, here’s one of my favorites, with my nephew William:
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So the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (a lovely organization of which I am a member) runs a contest every year in conjunction with their annual conference. $25 entry, first 20 pages of a manuscript plus an 8-page synopsis - entries open now through June 2. Despite the fact that I’m feeling slightly weenie-ish […]
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My tidying this afternoon turned into a wholesale spring cleaning after Matt got home from class. I have a niggling feeling that there are some things still in the office closet that should have been taken out and gotten rid of or rearranged or something like that, but all things considered I’m extremely happy. […]
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On some levels it’s nice to know that despite enforcing a spending hiatus during March and almost all of April, I haven’t lost the knack for tossing away large sums of money in one afternoon. Today’s spending wasn’t even frivolous - I browsed through two shoe stores AND my favorite bookstore and left all […]
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