A week or so ago Mercedes Lackey wrote a NaNoWriMo pep talk. She suggested writing fan fiction. Not to publish, but to learn the craft and to enjoy the process of story-creation. What a great idea. In fact, I have done that. I didn’t realize that was what I’d done, [...]

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          This past week has been super busy, with yet more opportunities to see the “Slow and Steady” reaction win the day. I come to the end of one busy, busy week and the beginning of another busy, busy week relatively stress-free. Or at least stress-controlled. That control came in the [...]

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          Sometimes it is not all about writing. Ack! Did I say that?           Actually, yes, I did. A year or two or ten ago, I would have disagreed. When I was too busy to write, I would fret that I couldn’t get to a computer to [...]

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