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How to Make Toast and not Kill Yourself
Aug
19
, 2009
I started to feel a little fuzzy and realized I hadn’t eaten breakfast. I thought, okay, I’ve got one chapter rewritten I’ll get some food before tackling the [...]
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Writing the First Novel & Writing the Twenty-Ninth
Aug
18
, 2009
I’m getting a lot of feedback on Twitter, Face Book, and My Space about how much you are enjoying the deeper peek into how I write my books, but in reading some of the [...]
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Inspiration Brought to You by Red-Tailed Hawk
Aug
15
, 2009
Started to try and Twitter this, but realized it was way too long for that. So, you guys get a second blog today. I ended last post with a cry for inspiration. Jon came back from [...]
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Rough Morning for a Sex Scene
Aug
15
, 2009
It’s 7:20 AM here and I’m at my desk. Why so early on a Saturday? Our daughter, Trinity, had an event with her father so Jon and I got up early to make certain she [...]
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I Dreamed about Zombies Last Night
Aug
14
, 2009
I dreamed about zombies last night. I have never in my life dreamed about them. Is it weird that I write about zombies, vampires, and wereanimals, but I have never, ever dreamed [...]
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How Do You Eat an Elephant?
Aug
13
, 2009
Do you know the joke about the elephant? How do you eat an elephant? Answer; one bite at a time. Earlier today I was feeling as if I were standing in the middle of an entire herd [...]
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Cures for Writer’s Block & some Preventatives
Aug
11
, 2009
I don’t get writer’s block, it’s a failure of confidence and that’s not my gig, but I do have moments when the words don’t come, when the negative [...]
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How to Say, No
Aug
10
, 2009
I’ve run into several women lately, and a few articles, that make me feel like sharing some of my dating strategy. What are my credentials for this advice? I’ve been [...]
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I Did Not Buy a Lizard Today
Aug
09
, 2009
There was a herpetology show today. Pili, Carri’s wife, and I went. Carri told her not to buy anything for them, but only for work. I went along to make certain of that, and [...]
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Having Your Cake & Your Diet, Too
Aug
08
, 2009
How to have your cake and stay on your nutrition plan, too. First have small piece of desert. Small means anything wider than two inches is a no-no. Second enjoy eating it, no [...]
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