Category: writing
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When does it start being fun?
Skiing (badly), knees (swollen), limits (irritating), and romance (of a sort). This is going to be a rambler. Bear with me. Skiing The last time I skied was in 2007. I wasn’t great, but I could comfortably do a California blue run without falling. I enjoyed it. I wasn’t too…
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Take your genre and sweep it off its feet.
I don’t usually cross post much because I like to keep my author self and my personal self fairly separate, but I thought I’d let you know that my fifth book, Spinning Tales, has just come out. It’s available at Amazon and Bold Strokes and other places you can buy…
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Just roll me onto the stage…
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know I’ve got baggage. Like, cargo planes of it. Last night, I mentioned the need to share our stories, to put our authentic voices out in the world. So I’m going to do that now, because I know other people…
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Cupid’s kids.
I had a run of bad dreams last night. My wife woke up crying from one of hers, too. I don’t know if the stress of the day got to us, or if we ate something funny from the noodle shop. Whatever the reason, I think we’ll both need a…
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Call for Submissions: Silk and Leather
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Silk and Leather: Lesbian Erotica with an Edge Editor: Victoria Villasenor Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Publication Date: Spring 2020 Theme: Short story lesbian erotica https://boldstrokesuk.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/call-for-submissions-silk-and-leather/ What happens when inhibitions get left at home? When you’re ready for something more, something that pushes your boundaries and makes…
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Just in case…
You may not know, I blog over on breywillows.com, too. Mostly about author stuff. But other random word things too. Because, you know, I write book things, too. ❤️
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The Truth About Being a Writer
I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue. This giant, awkward, socially inept, elephant in the room. I’ve been in the field for a while now, in various capacities. I’ve listened to the wailing, to the arguments, to the ‘but…but…my voice!’. I’ve read the reviews that make me want to…
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Rusty Eel Memories
Memories are funny things. We kind of think of them like Polaroids, like snapshots frozen in time. But they’re nothing like that. The slippery eels of memory distort, stretch, and shrink as they slide through the murky subconscious of our brains. What you remember is a belief of a memory–“It…
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Stop floundering aimlessly in word-land
We’re currently on our annual personal writing retreat. There are some differences with this one that means my word count isn’t as high as usual by this point in the week, but they’re happy reasons, so it’s all good. I’m still averaging about 4,000 a day, which isn’t bad. I’m…
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Make it hurt
It’s been a while since I wrote about writerly things, and there’s something specific on my mind. Quiz: what makes for a better story? A. Two women have to work together. Neither really likes the other, (not for any big reason), but things happen and they work it out in…
Random Musings 