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Retreating in order to advance

Retreating in order to advance

      Sometimes you just have to. Retreat, that is. In order to advance. So that's what I did last week. Went on my first ever writing retreat. Four days. The Women's Fiction Writers Association writing retreat to be specific. WFWA has been two years in...

Posting From the Post Surgery Trenches

Posting From the Post Surgery Trenches

I'm recuperating from frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) surgery and have been pretty useless the last 10 days or so. Mostly I'm on a pain, physical therapy, sleep cycle. It's getting better slowly, and I'm blogging about it over here at Not Another Frozen Shoulder...

Caution: Swearing Ahead

Caution: Swearing Ahead

In my  literary brain the title of this post would be something touching, poignant, reflective. But nope, in the real world, that's not going to happen, because I really just want to say: WTF? Hands up if you have SKYPE? And hands up if you think that when that blue...

Hug a writer today

Hug a writer today

I absolutely adore my RWA writer's group. I don't think there's a better bunch out there than the LARA gals and guys. (Well, actually I fell in love with the Austin chapter people in Atlanta at the National convention last year... so I'm sure there are other great...

Of holidays, hot springs and cold shoulders

Of holidays, hot springs and cold shoulders

They say a change is as good as a rest... or something like that. Well, I decided that a rest would be a good change. It was definitely time for a road trip  - even if it was just an overnight one, so we headed off to the hot springs in Palm Desert/Palm Springs. The...