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Top Five Books I've Read This Year

2020 was my year of Urban Fantasy reads, with side quests to Fantasy and Science Fiction. I've read 84 books this year (https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/19948110), and will read more. This list is...

NaNoWriMo Day 4: How It Went

Today started with checking the internet for election results. I realized that was only an anxiety-inducing spiral, so I started up a virtual write-in for my writers group. The story...

NaNoWriMo Day 3: How It Went

Not sure if it was a Seattle-only thing but during the Before Times, NaNoWriMo participants could identify each other in coffee shops and public spaces by the rubber duck. Normally...

Writer Talk: Why Isn't My Story Selling?

I've been alpha and/or beta reading manuscripts for about four years. I read a mix of about fifty to sixty traditionally and indie published novels a year for pleasure. What...

NaNoWriMo Day 2: How It Went

I woke up at my usual time around 6 am. Instead of going to the gym, I went straight for coffee and my laptop. I started up a virtual write-in...

NaNoWriMo Day 1: How It Went

Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I didn't write at midnight nor did I get up particularly early. I did, however, garner some moral support...