Written 2/7/2005, based on the prompt that is the first line. Originally posted on my writing Livejournal (nanoweylyn.livejournal.com) and then on the original CrushedMuffin.com site. [cryout-pullquote align=”center” textalign=”left” width=”85%”]”I thought love meant never having to say you’re sorry.” Madison stopped at the words. “No, Kyra, that’s infallibilty,” she said, and…
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This is what the internet is for, right?
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I left work for a week in June to attend/ minion at the Writing the Other Retreat (more on the retreat later). When I came back, I found this on the corner of my desk: I have no idea who left it for me, and honestly, I am of two…
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Writing Excuses– “Fifteen minutes long, because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart” Everything a catchphrase for a podcast should be – except accurate. With hosts Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Taylor, and introducing Mary Robinette Kowal in later seasons, this writing podcast (which sometimes strays into the…
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I am at one of those weird places where I am simultaneously reading 3 books, and don’t know what I want to read. I am also feeling unsure about my writing. About the books I am reading: The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss- audiobook. I started this one…
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[cryout-column width=”1/3″][/cryout-column] [cryout-column width=”2/3″] [/cryout-column] As a treat to myself last week, I bought the Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet – it is a companion work to the YouTube series, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It is, for those of you not versed in the Austen-verse, a modern retelling of Pride…
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Originally posted on my writing livejournal site, nanoweylyn.livejournal.com, this is a story I wrote for a flash fiction contest. The Finish That Thought contest happens every Tuesday, and you are given the first line from which to create a story of up to 500 words. I always like seeing what…
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I am currently working on a short story. I started it at the beginning of June, and have been working on it off and on since then. There were some days that I had what felt like productive writing sessions, even if I did have to literally start with “once…
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Had lunch today with my sibling, and we were discussing my earlier post about Habits and Depression. After lunch, my sibling sent me a link to an article Breaking The Low Mood Cycle [strong language warning]. It is definitely applicable to me today. Particularly applicable was the part under the header…