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we're not kids anymore.
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The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway
The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway
The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway is a steampunk fantasy with wit to spare. Not only is Glenâs writing clever and fast-paced, her characters are unique and loveable. While Martin Hathaway is an endearingly brave but bumbling hero, Captain Daisy Fitzgerald McNamara is probably the most self-assured female protagonist Iâve ever encountered. And though itâs no surprise they end up together, theirâŚ
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OFFICE SPACE
Despite loftyâwell intentionedâaspirations made back in February, Iâve been more remiss about posting this year than ever. I do have an excuse, however. I few, rather large, life-changing projects fell into my lap recently, so what time I have to devote to writing has been spent working on my novel.
But today, inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, Iâm taking time out to create a quickie post.âŚ
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REMEMBER ME
The Quotable Writer, a book filled with
âWitty and wiseâŚwords from writers and others on the craft, practice and business of writingâŚâ
was a gift to me from my daughter.
âWhat a wee part of a personâs life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and it is known to none bu himself.â âMark Twain
 I turn to it from time to time for inspiration and recently decided to use itâŚ
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MORE REAL
Okay, what the Fuc!!, from now on my posts are going to be more real.
MORE real?
What is more real?
MoooooreâŚ. real? WHAT is MORE real than real?
Thatâs like saying more truthful. MORE Truth. MORRRRRRRRE Truth.
MORE Real.
What is that?
If Iâm real. Thatâs it. Period. I canât be more than real. Your characters canât be more than they are. Youâre real.
Period.
Thereâs truth.
Thereâs not MOOOOOREâŚ
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TIME TO REGENERATE
You donât need to say it. I knowâmy blog looks different. One day it was all bluish and purpley, lots of stars and planets, and now itâs all pinkish and gray speckles.
Yet the bunnies remain the same. The bunnies will always remainâŚ
So whatâs up? Well, as Reed Smoot, a senator from Utah once said:
âI have nothing to say.â
Gotta love that quote! It pretty much sums up my attitude toward bloggingâŚ
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100 Days, What Will You Do With Them?
An acquaintance of mine recently took up the challenge to blog every day for the next 100 days. After reading her post announcing this commitment, I have to admit to having rolled my eyes and muttered, âwe shall see.â
We shall seeâŚ
I imagined her posting regularly for several days, maybe a week, maybe two, and then reality would set in. This is work. This is boring. I have nothing to say. 100âŚ
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Sign the Charter for Compassion and Consider Becoming a Supporting Member
Sign the Charter for Compassion and Consider Becoming a Supporting Member
Lorijo Metz:
My husbandâs blog today, I thought it was worthy of reposting.
Originally posted on Facilitative Leadership & Facilitator Training:
Charter for Compassion
Ultimately, consensus-building requires intuition and a higher self to overcome the selfishness of physical and emotional demands. This week we became signatories with over 100,000 other people who have âLikedâ the Charter forâŚ
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Necessary, Though Not Necessarily, Writing Apps
One thing I know about writingâitâs fattening. Fattening, unhealthy, and horrible for your backâŚnot to mention your knees, your hands and your neck. I should have chosen a healthier career, such as tightrope walking or race car driving. Unfortunately, I suck at heights and you have only to look at the back of my car to see thatâŚwell, I should stick to writing.
Which is why I absolutely love theâŚ
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HOW DO YOU JUDGE A BOOK?
HOW DO YOU JUDGE AÂ BOOK?
I like the original cover much better
By its cover? Nix that. Now that I read most novels on my iPad, I rarely look at a bookâs cover. And now that weâve gotten that clichĂŠ out-of-the-way⌠I want to know, I really do want to knowâŚ
How do you judge a book?
I started thinking about this question last night/early this morning (3 a.m. to be precise). Propped up against my pillows, iPad perched inâŚ
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Caffeine Moments: A Coffee Travelog
Caffeine Moments: A Coffee Travelog
Recently, I realized that some of my most memorable moments have centered around coffee (coffee, that is, in one of its many formsâŚi.e. black, w/cream, espresso, cappuccino, latte, and even instant). Itâs been more than thirty years, but I can still imagine the smooth rich creamy flavor of the cups of coffee with cream that I enjoyed while studying abroad in Austria. To this day, Austrian coffeeâŚ
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Imagination is fine, but it needs fuel to survive, to growâto really set it on fire. Â What is that fuel? Lifeâthe big LIFEâyes, really experiencing it. And to do that, sometimes youâve just got to Step Away From Your Computer.
Whether itâs a visit to your local coffee shop to catch up on world news via some of your not so always neutral minded chums. Or, whether you hop on a plane and travel half way around the world to visit a temple or two, and then find yourself lost in the back alleys of a foreign city. Think of it this wayâŚa fairy is only a plain old Disney fairy until you jump on a train, travel down to the city and start imagining what that same fairy would be like living among skyscrapers and taxies.
Anyway, as I enter what I consider the second part of my novel, Iâve been lucky to do just thatâhop on a plane and end up half way around the world in Thailand. While I wonât be spending much time writing, there will be plenty of adventures and lots of living refueling going on. Â Below are some pictures from Day 2 in Bangkok.
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Monk
Lost in Bangkok
Beautiful door
Lotus pot
Ahhhhhh
Grand Temple
Friendly devil
Flower temple
Hup two three four
Hermit Doctor
Fitting in
Step Away From Your Computer! Imagination is fine, but it needs fuel to survive, to grow--to really set it on fire.  What is that fuel?
A Glimpse (and listen) into The Book of Qi
So, I havenât posted in a while. As itâs already February, however, I believe itâs about time toâŚ
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Santa, Reindeers, Angels & Elves http://wp.me/s2iujP-5156
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Eternal Night, by Jade Kerrion
âWhat makes Kerrionâs writing so compelling is the beautifully flawed characters that findâŚ
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And the winners are...
A little late, nevertheless, the winners of my âFour Chances To Winâ contest are:
1st place - Judy: Judy wins an audible, an ebook (mobi or epub) and a signed paperback edition of WHEELS.
Yeh Judy !!!!
2nd & 3rd - Kellie and Tim: Kellie and Tim win anâŚ
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