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Updates and a friendly warning

First, the warning, which may superficially look like running away with my tail between my legs. But it’s not. Please don’t be confused. If in doubt, consult a trained professional. The warning is that June’s working review may not be … Continue reading

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Working Review: Forest for the Trees

By way of explaining why I chose this month’s writing prompt, I must offer an awkward confession of personal behavior quirks: sometimes, I like to blindfold myself while I write. This is marginally less weird than it sounds. It works … Continue reading

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Working Review: Our Daily Toast

This time, I am headed over to Toasted Cheese, which is a literary journal, writers’ forum, and writing prompt provider. They have a fantastic monthly calendar, which provides prompts for each day. March particularly impressed me because every Saturday was … Continue reading

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Working Review: Little Sister Troubles

Sometimes life dumps useful things in your lap. Over on Shousetsu Bang*Bang, for which I was furiously writing a story last week, an announcement went up about the new moderator over at Petitte Soeur, which specializes in timed challenges for … Continue reading

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Working Review: Voice Changers

The past couple months have been dry ones for writing here. When I do sit down to work, I edit existing work, like the House of Cats episodes written in November. So I have felt hungry for new words. I … Continue reading

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Working Review: Acceptable Randomness

Apart from a collection of books on writing, I also have a handful of writing programs on the computer. Sometimes I found them because I had a specific need – note card programs, for example – and sometimes I just … 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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Working Review: Borrowed Rhythms

As I write this, it is December 1st, the day after NaNoWriMo ends. There is a way of writing for NaNo, at least for me, which is different than any other time. Part of it is the need for speed, … Continue reading

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Working Review: Letters from Abroad

(ETA: Title changed to save me from unintended search hits.) First off, this was not the column I planned to write. That column was all about scenes. It was very informative, or so I like to think. But it ended … Continue reading

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Working Review: Worth 1000 Words

I figured out what I am trying to do with the working reviews. It’s not really about the books that I’m reviewing. That’s mostly just an afterthought and a nod to where I got a particular exercise. What I am … Continue reading

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