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Ian wanted to know what some common, fixable rookie mistakes were, and I realized the list I was writing would make a good blog post — because they’re my rookie mistakes.  Not that I’ve really stopped making them, but at least I can spot them and go, “Perhaps not.” Writing a very similar story to […]

You are what you surf: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/04/expose-yourself.html # @mknippling What a ham Jilly is. in reply to mknippling # @doycet I seem to have more time in the day when I'm not sick! Good luck on the interview. in reply to doycet # I don't care how full the glass is. What's in it? # Editing.

Back to work. Not looking forward to this day at work…tossed and turned all night. # Lee made some of the best ribs I've ever had tonight. "Don't worry," he says. "The next batch will be better." # Working on a chapter book for Ray. "Ordinary girl must save mom, known as Queen Bee, from

Ray met her 8th-grade penpal today – who gave her a plushy panda to go with Ray’s other plushy panda.  I drank the cocoa.

Luckily, the waitress did not set herself on fire with the saganaki. Opa! # @Knippling If you're looking for stuff to read, I should have the Chocolate Story done soon 🙂 in reply to Knippling # @ChuckWendig Jeez, Chuck. Who knew self-publishing had turned into the equivalent of drinking the kool-aid? in reply to ChuckWendig

Going on a jet plane today, hoping it'll actually take off on time. # Grinding my short-story writing skillz while TDY. # I finally wrote the "murder god" story; chars no longer resemble the people they were inspired by. THAT story is too complex to write. # Now I'm working on "Miracle, Texas," about an

I hate herding cats. I hate herding cats. I hate herding cats. I hate herding cats. I hate herding cats. I hate herding cats. I hate h # Ray's sick. Might be strep. Doc's opens at 8:30. # Then again it might not be strep. Her throat hurts, she can't talk, but her lymph nodes

The "Obamacare is from SATAN" people are cheesing me off. Hello? I hope you got paid to go against your own best interests there. # Don't like it? Fix it. But don't take away the chance of writers being able to GET insurance. # Done writing for the night! Almost done with the first draft

That is, the type of entertainment you turn to in times of trouble?  The Bible actually works with this (the New Testament, anyway), so pick something else. I have predictions about what type of story you’ll pick.

Blog: No more recipes for a while… http://foodie.deannaknippling.com/?p=2165 # Repo! vs Repo Men. http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58903 # Lee says it's almost grilling season. Yay! # Almost done with the writing slog for tonight. Come on…just one more grotesque death. You can do it…you can do it… # @ianthealy I am ALWAYS open for suggestions of grotesque death.