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Continue reading →: Brewing Books
A post by another author caught my eye. She declared she wanted to come to Indiana just to visit our local restaurant chain. I decided it was time to make my own, postponed, trip happen. “Books & Brews” has a literary inspired menu of dishes and drinks. I met another…
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Continue reading →: Book Club
In college, my sorority sisters and I referred to an unsanctioned after party as a “book club”. Now, it means something different to me. I have two dear friends who meet with me online once we all complete our latest reading. We talk for an hour (after a brief…
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Continue reading →: Submitting to Submission
Gender Chasm is completed, thanks to Nanowrimo. I have edited it for content and sent it to beta readers for feedback on any plot confusion. When it comes back I will run it through AutoCrit again to smooth out any repetition and make better choices. So now I sit back…
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Continue reading →: Coffee Break
My first outing in Indy was to a coffee shop called Calvin Fletcher’s. I had breakfast, nursed my first daughter, and bought a bag of whole beans as a gift for in-laws. I imagined what our lives could be here, and hoped it would include writing. As I finish editing…
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The Palm of My Hand
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Continue reading →: The Palm of My HandWhen you mention the word “author”, the first person I think of is a celebrity who seems to have it all together. She is prolific, travels broadly, and posts about her day to day life without mention of the struggles of creating something she’s ready to publish. When you mention…
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Name My Next Baby (My Next Baby is My Novel)
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Continue reading →: Name My Next Baby (My Next Baby is My Novel)A good title should be short, memorable, and evoke emotion. I want something unique that pertains to my book. Help me decide what to name my next baby (last name is “By: Ashley Crookham”).
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Continue reading →: One Minute Per Day of the Year
January 1st (Day 1/365). One Minute. January 2nd (Day 2/365). Two Minutes. … December 31st (Day 365/365). 6.083 Hours. For this year, my plan was to do one minute of editing per day of the year for all 365 days. Here are the benefits to my plan so far:…
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Continue reading →: What I Miss About Working
Maternity leave is time you use to adjust to adding another person to your family. It’s also a great time to commit to daily writing or editing, and I’ll be blogging about that next month. However, there are things I miss about working: Goals. Housework is an ever populated list…
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Continue reading →: What Not to Do When Your Friend is OverDue
Since I’ve experienced going past the 40 week mark with both babies, I feel able to talk about the preferences of overdue friends. In both circumstances I had people waiting on me to give birth before leave expired or a visit ended. Here is one way I described it: My…
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Continue reading →: Reasons to Avoid Writing
Your one year old is picky and wants to be held constantly. You want to write, but your hands are always full. You are pregnant and not sleeping well. The time you could be writing is suddenly the time you might be able to rest. You must maximize the time…
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