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Fun?

I envy people who can have fun wherever they are, with whoever they’re with and whatever they’re doing. I also envy anyone who never got as far out of shape as I have. Never again in my life will I think that doing fifty push-ups is fun. Even if I can at some point do

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Babes in Spyland

Hey all,I’ve got a series coming out this week on Big World Network.Babes in Spyland: The Truth Hurts Evil masterminds beware, the Super Secret Agency is coming for you! I’m pretty excited about this, because the entire point of the story is to make people laugh. As a writer I want people to feel that

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Effort

I’m sure I’ve written about this before. The five “rules” of our dojo are: EffortEtiquetteSinceritySelf ControlCharacter I’m still not sure why they’re called rules—more like guidelines really. The rules consist more of things like: No singing on the dojo. Except Sensei.Only hit your neighbor if you are willing to accept the consequences.Don’t flinch when Sensei

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Are You Man Enough?

Or in my case, woman enough? Today I read an article that quoted author Douglas Preston. He said this regarding what to do if you are stumped about what should happen next in your novel: “Wow, what’s the worst possible thing—and do I have enough courage to go there?” I admit, much of the time

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