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Estrogen Fest, Anyone?

Let’s face it, where else can I get an entire years supply of high octane estrogen in two hours other than at a Twilight series movie special screening? Hu? Nowhere. The best line of the movie? Jacob says to Edward (naturally Jacob’s shirt is off) “Let’s face it, I’m hotter than you.” Too true. This

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Plot Practice

Let’s take a woman, a librarian. She’s single and has a couple of cats. But instead of pets, the cats are really information gatherers for a secret society of librarians, of which our main character is a member, who are trying to gather the most comprehensive cache of knowledge ever compiled in the history of

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Research

Most writers that I’ve talked to say they enjoy doing research. I have a love-hate relationship with research. I hate doing it, but I love learning from it. I always feel like research is a waste of the time I should be using to write. Not to mention the infinite number of possibilities for distractions

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Bouncing Back

After the semi-epic trashing of the first 46 pages of my latest novel, I’ve tried to bounce back. This morning I typed chapter 2 and this evening I typed chapter 3. I’m way happier with the story this time around. I have no idea if I can catch up and meet my deadline in August.

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