All the Things…Except NaNo
Creativity Calling It’s that time of year again, when the big Thanksgiving family gathering is just a few short days away (one, by the time this posts), and the gift-giving-est…
Read moreNaNo Excerpt Week 2: The Magpie Writer
This excerpt is in draft form, and as such, undoubtedly contains typos among other grammatical issues, plot holes, reminder brackets, etc. ******************************* “Going to Kansas City, ma’am?” Another porter checked…
Read moreNaNo Excerpt Week 1: The Magpie Legacy
This excerpt is in draft form, and as such, undoubtedly contains typos among other grammatical issues, plot holes, reminder brackets, etc. From Madeline Ellison’s Journal, to begin our story: May…
Read moreStorytime: The Reset Button (excerpt)
Welcome to Storytime Friday! Unless otherwise noted, everything posted here will be largely unedited draft work, just for fun. It’s November, and National Novel Writing Month, so today, I thought…
Read moreNaNo Update, Slippers, Weight & Nail Grinding
You may have already guessed, but last week was not the week I got everything together and caught up on NaNo. I did write nearly 5000 words on Friday when…
Read moreHalloween Craziness & NaNoWriMo
Yes, I’m running late with blog posts this week. Our Halloween yard haunt takes up a lot of my time, and since the hubby is out of town this year,…
Read moreOn Prep: Halloween, Vacation, & NaNoWriMo
Yes, I have some lovely navel-gazing posts lined up for this space, but they’ll have to wait a few more weeks. Right now, why life pretty much revolves around prep…
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