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Death Camp Withdrawals

Last year at this time I sat in my car, driving down to St. George, Utah. The occasion? Dave Farland’s Writing Death Camp. I’d wanted to go the year before, but didn’t. Now I can’t even remember why. So last year I took a deep breath, let my finger hover over the mouse before letting

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To Nano, or not to Nano

A friend in my writing group blogged about this very subject last month. He wasn’t sure if he should spend his time writing a craptastic rough draft of something new for Nano, or just keep working on his current novel. I think I told him to stick with what felt right. Go with your gut.

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Halloween anyone?

October and November are my favorite months of the year. I love fall, the crisp weather changing from summer to winter, colorful leafs, pumpkin Concretes from Neilson’s or shakes from Arsenic Circle, Halloween, Thanksgiving and everything that goes with the time of year. Sure, Christmas is cool, but it gets so stressful! My family is

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Rear Window

I’ve never seen this movie before. Yes, yes, I know, I’m behind. WAY behind. I like it that way—keeps people’s expectations low. I did see the Birds in High School. Ugh. So anyway, my roommate ordered it on Netflix and we got the disc tonight. (No, please don’t go into the Netflix rant with me.

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