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How Wine Can Help Fiction: Post-Wine Bloggers’ Conference Thoughts

If you read my Random Oenophile Blog, you know that Hubby and I had the privilege of attending the 2010 Wine Bloggers’ Conference in Walla Walla, Washington this past weekend. If not, well, now you do. One of the panels,… Continue Reading…

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Random Thoughts: Weird News, Zombie Cover-Up?

This one is for BabySis, whose alter ego Ivy Star is having a birthday today. Have I mentioned my whole family is weird? This post will not disprove that perception. Yesterday, Hubby and I were sitting at The Marlay having… Continue Reading…

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On Process and Progress (or lack thereof): That Procrastination Post I’ve Been Putting Off

A couple of weeks ago, I posted the Four P’s of Procrastination with a promise (not one of the P’s) to talk about how I’m working on overcoming it. I was on vacation and then conferencing in Texas, so the… Continue Reading…

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On the patio: open house delayed

Sometimes I think the party gnomes are out to get me. When Anne Tyler Lord offered to include an announcement about my new blog at her Writer’s Life coffee klatch, I jumped at the chance even though I’m traveling this… Continue Reading…

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Random Fiction: The Emancipation of Thomas Forrest

My mind works in random ways. I didn’t mean for The Agency to kick off a mini-serial, but it appears to have. Since others requested more about Thomas/Forrest and Raven, and it’s fascinating to have a character with enough independence… Continue Reading…

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On Process and Progress (or lack thereof): The 4 P’s of Procrastination

I sat down at the beginning of May and mapped out short- and long-term writing goals. They were brilliant! They were ambitious! They were doable if I had a parallel life, a twenty-nine hour day, or lots more organizational skill… Continue Reading…