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, , , , , , , , , becca April 14, 2010

Today, in Numbers

16: Inches of snow left in the “shady corner” of my front yard. 2: Daffodils ready to explode, any minute. 4: Kids home for Spring Break! 9: The hour I require them to be out of bed. 13: Tiny tomato plants growing in the egg carton beside my kitchen window. (Averaging 3 new ones a
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, , , , becca April 7, 2010

A Bit of Random

* You know staying home at night? With your family? Those people you like, and who live in your house? You know staying home and eating dinner and having a bowl of popcorn and maybe watching Pixar Shorts? Yeah. I miss that. * I wrote 1800 words on Monday. That is a lot of words.
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, , , , becca March 17, 2010

Writing

Nope. Not that kind. In fact, I have nothing to report on the Creating Something front. No, I’m talking about pencils. Do you love pencils? I do. Right here at my left hand is a jar (Mason. Pint. Narrow mouth.) full of pencils. Hang on, I’m gong to count them. Nineteen. Plus two Sharpies (one
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, , , becca March 4, 2010

Reading the Draft

This is funny. I’m reading through the draft and laughing here and there. Laughing at my own writing is a very happy thing. One funny thing happening is this: I have a major character who used to be named Nate, but is now named Charlie. This has nothing to do with a brother who may
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, , , becca February 4, 2010

Writing Style

I’m learning things about how I write. More specifically, how I write successfully.* I’m convinced that Writers with Character come up with a brilliant title, dazzling characters, a wicked hook, and a stunning plot. They outline. They plan. They write fifteen hundred to two thousand words every day and make a book. I get the
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, , , , , , becca January 25, 2010

FAQ

I love when writers post their FAQ. So I’ll give you all a little important information. Here are the things I get asked most frequently: Q: Do I have any clean pants, Mom? A: Did you put them in a hamper? Because if you did, I washed them. If they were carefully wadded up under
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, , becca January 16, 2010

More Writing?

Do you know what this is? This? Right here? It’s Post # 300. I know. Stunning, right? To think that only two hundred and seventy-five of them have been meaningless drivel! It makes a girl so proud! So I’m hanging in the lobby (because someone’s cleaning my room, perhaps, and also because here is the
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, , becca January 15, 2010

Thank Heaven for the Draft

Once upon a time I wrote this: Here’s a thought: Don’t ask God to tell you what you need to work on unless you’re ready for full-scale, wholesale humiliation*. There’s a reason “humility” and “humiliation” are related. Ug. So here I am, wandering around thinking I’m okay, doing my best (in my lazy way) to
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