This week I published a new story and I use the word new loosely because I wrote it back in 2016 as part of my Big Sky County series. As I had plans to self publish, I had to wait until I got rights back to the last book in the series before I could…
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It’s the end of July! Today, the second session of the writing retreat concludes and the final stretch begins on Monday. This last session will focus on perfecting things, making your words shine, making your story the best it can be. We then move onto writing a synopsis and putting together a cover letter. We’ll…
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We made it to 1,000 followers…well actually, it’s now 1,002. Thank to everyone who has chosen to follow. A big thank you if you were one of the first people to follow. Now the next goal is to make it to 2,000. It might take some time but I know it’s very doable. Another heat…
Tomorrow’s there’s another heat advisory. It’s going to be super hot and humid so I’ve taken my office outside today. Right now, there’s a slight breeze but I feel the humidity starting to gather so I’ll enjoy the great outdoors while I can. Seems I’m not the only one who thinks this year is…
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Sometimes it’s the weather that helps you get stuff done. This week it’s been really humid and while I’ve been outside, I’ve also been stuck inside trying to escape the heat. A bit like the winter months which means I get stuff done. Many of you know I’ve had and still have a budget related…
This is probably the earliest Friday Ramblings I’ve put together. Two reasons for that. Holiday weekend and I’ve promised myself some time off. Second reason, it’s hot and humid and I want to head outside to do some gardening before things get really nasty. We had a heat advisory yesterday and today’s going to…
Another week almost done…June almost over. First session of the writing retreat almost over too. The weather’s been near perfect and each morning I’ve taken my cup of tea, my laptop and sat outside to enjoy the peace and quiet. Nothing like an outdoor office. It actually makes me more productive. As you know,…
Last day of spring and it’s a another near perfect day. This week has been very hot but I braved the humidity and took my office outside. After an overnight storm, it’s now cooler and my sort of day so I’m finishing work early and heading outside to work on my list of summer…
Today, I realized that we’re almost at the halfway point of June. Summer solstice is next week which means days will begin getting shorter and the year’s half way done. Anyone else thinking someone’s put this year on fast forward! I thought 2018 went by in the blink of an eye but 2020 is on…
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The virtual writing retreat is now reality! I’m happy to most people in session one are planning to stick with it all the way through August. It shows commitment and I know each of those people are going to write a book they can be proud of. I’m just as excited for other writers when…
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