Notes from the Workshop
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Read more: it’s dark in here
it’s dark in here
So, I’ve started the next novel, Anomaly, and I’m pleased with the progress early on. I have this novel all planned out, as usual, but I always leave room for changes in direction. Meanwhile, Ether is being shopped, and my mood is turning darkerer and darkerer today. I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions,…
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Read more: get the charge out of your life
get the charge out of your life
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the recession (you know, the one no one wants to admit is here) and the economy in general – banks and interest rates and credit, oh my! And I can’t help but feel one of my rants coming on about spending more than you make, using credit cards…
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Read more: when research pays
when research pays
So, y’all remember not too long ago when I thought someone might have messed with my ID, tossled my credit report hither and yon, and I wound up doing weeks of research and investigation while waiting for my credit reports? Turns out, I was fine. But now, just last night, I learned someone HAS done…
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Read more: words to live by
words to live by
So today I get the new router/modem, which means tonight I go home and take two aspirin. This is like when I need to build a new Access database at the start of a new year, and relearn all the calculations and commands that I only have to write once a year – but since…
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Read more: i can haz breakdown now?
i can haz breakdown now?
Well, not really, it’s hardly worth that – but doesn’t it kill you when one little issue in your daily life can so fully absorb you brain you become a worthless hulk of anxiety for days at a time? What? It never happens to you? Liar! Okay, maybe you’re telling the truth, but it happens…
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Read more: can someone ‘splain this to me?
can someone ‘splain this to me?
Math makes my brain hurt, I admit. But, like most of us, I do basically understand odds, or at least the concept behind them. So when I read something that makes me go “Whaa?” I do a little research, so I don’t ask and look like an idiot. Only this time, my research made me…
