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Week in review
First things first Wishing you a happy Easter, Passover, Ostara, or whatever spring holy day you celebrate. What’s up for the weekend? Why, the Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour. We were going to enter, but that meant cleaning up dog … Continue reading
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The Novel approach
A writing conundrum Some people schedule a certain amount of time for writing each day. I have done that and felt very virtuous. Total time spent in one session: three hours; total word count for that session: two. That’s not … Continue reading
The daily report. . .
The Jewel of Medina Writing with the Donald method My lovely strawberries The kick-ass water barrels The chick and duck report — week 3 The Jewel of Medina This fictional biography of Mohammed’s youngest (and reportedly favorite) wife, A’isha, has … Continue reading
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Novels, Jardin du grand singe, and chickens
Novel update When I received the very NICE rejection for Lord of Abydos, I wrote a thank you to the editor to tell her how much I appreciated her kind words. I mentioned that I was researching an Egyptian Cinderella … Continue reading
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