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Last-minute Preparations

No blog post this week. I’m mentally gearing up for the A to Z Challenge. My initial idea sort of…fizzled on me. Which is to say, the posts I was getting were fit for nothing more than insomnia cures. So! … Continue reading

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A whole new country

Yelp! So, I’ve been doing site maintenance today. Everything that was on joycesully.wordpress.com is now over here. BUT. Any links within posts that refer to other posts will still point back to the old blog. The old blog is not going anywhere. … Continue reading

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Too many projects, not enough magnification

Or, I’m getting too old for this shit. I have been unhappy about my blog theme (lime! tiny text! narrow column! LIME!) and casually poking around at alternatives when I can get my internet connection to cope with all those … Continue reading

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Interrupting your regularly scheduled programming

Today is the first Wednesday of April and I should have a working review up. But I don’t. Because I have this horrific toothache that woke me at two-hour intervals last night so that, when I should have been able … Continue reading

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HoC syndicated to Fiction Press

At the recommendation of a friend who understands marketing far better than I do, I have joined Fiction Press. There, House of Cats reruns have started to go up. I don’t plan to put anything up there that does not … Continue reading

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It never fails

So, I just got my computer back from the shop. It’s hard drive is now shiny, but not really new, having been wiped and the OS reinstalled to fix the handful of corrupted files I didn’t know I had. That … Continue reading

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Oh, I am so lazy

I’ve spent two days playing video games. No, no, bad writer. No biscuit. I really have decided to skip the working reviews that should be coming out during December. I won’t swear that I am switching to a once a … Continue reading

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All I want for Christmas…

…is an internet connection. It seems that the rain causes our phone lines to act up, which in turn prevent me from connecting to the internet long enough or well enough to load even a single site. Dial-up internet is … Continue reading

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Trying something new

I’m not happy with posting here so late at night. For one, I think it’s making it less likely that anyone will read my posts. By morning, More Interesting Shit has shown up and I’ve been lost in the deluge. … Continue reading

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Introduction to Working Reviews

Like all writers, I am fascinated by my own craft and trade. I gobble up websites and books about how other people write, preferably successfully, though not always. There is, I think, a little bit of fear, even cowardice, involved … Continue reading

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