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Coming off a whirlwind weekend in Madison at the 25th annual Writers’ Institute, I am overwhelmed, exhausted and really really excited about the now and future of publishing. The four day event covered much more than I could possibly summarize in a single Monday Blog. The Institute offers sessions for every level, every genre, and…
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Mondays get a bad rep. It’s not their fault that they come after the weekend. I like Mondays. I’ve even blogged about Momdays. I like the idea of a fresh week ahead. I enjoy the normalcy following a crazy weekend. I know what to expect on Monday, from Monday. But if I were to use…
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There’s this thing that Dave and I do sometimes when we watch TV. It’s not new, we certainly didn’t invent it, we’re just doing our part to keep two of our favorite past times alive. It’s a word-inspired drinking game. A la, “Hi Bob!” from the 80’s and “…but, um,” from How I Met Your…
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*This rant brought to you by the makers of flawed merchandise. Feel free to add your own stories in the comments below. (I can’t guarantee improved product development, but surely you’ll feel better after getting it off your chest.) Sometimes I think I expect too much. For instance, is it too much to ask that a company…
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That’s it. That’s all I want from you. Just to read. Please. Read this blog, sure, but so much more. We don’t read enough. And even when we do, we don’t really. Raise your hand if you’re a skimmer. Oops, hard to type one handed. In my line of business (Blogging? Designing? Writing?), I spend…
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Those who’ve followed my blog or traveled with me know that I keep track of a Weird List. Anything that makes me tilt my head, raise a brow or literally exclaim, “Well that was weird,” counts. In no particular order, here’s a collection of things that made me go, Hmmm, while traveling Ireland. Using the…
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Stephen King says, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” I believe this to be true. I can’t help but notice the voices in my head respond differently depending upon what I’m reading. A well-written book nourishes my mind, stimulates my ideas…
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I’ll admit it, if it wasn’t for the In Print ABC Blogging Challenge I would probably never be blogging about Kale Chips, but considering I have tried these not once, not twice, but THREE times recently, it was inevitable that with K week comes Kale. I had heard great things about Kale Chips—the homemade healthy…
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