So over on Tumblr, some time ago, a friend sent me “Tag! You’re it! The rules are to state 10 random facts about yourself. Then, go to ten blogs and tell them that they are it. 😀” I meant to respond some time ago, but then I finally started typing today and it ran long, […]
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So a friend asked me why I like Hiddles (Tom Hiddleston) so much. Since the man has taken over my Tumblr, my mind, and my life, I guess an explanation is in order. So, in no particular order, and behind a cut because somehow there are a lot of pictures and stuff… (So there’s a clip
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But I promised, and so…here’s a snippet from To Embrace the Beast. 😀 *** “I can find my own way, my lord,” Remy said. “You Taguns set great stock on keeping promises made to ladies,” Sammael said, moving down the corridor. Remy realized he’d followed a page to the dinner and paid little attention to
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I hear it happens to everyone. You get neck-deep in a story, you start getting desperate–and the muses start tempting you with something else. “Hey, so sorry that tournament scene is giving you fits. How about a nice contemporary mystery instead? Or this really cool scene in this other universe you haven’t even started building
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In one of the Chronicles of Amber books towards the end of the first series, Corwin fears the Pattern, the source of all order in the multiverse, has been destroyed. A Storm of Chaos is coming at him, and he decides the only thing to do is to create a new Pattern.† Because they don’t
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Last Friday–no, Friday before last, now–we went to Patagonia Lake for our Adventure week. From 2012-06-29 This is my kid, sitting in the first natural body of water she’s ever gotten to swim in. The date under the picture is a link to the rest of the album if you want to click through. In
You’ve heard the advice. Set goals. Write them down. Post them somewhere. Sometimes the advisor will expand it with “make tangible goals” or “set goals, and then establish smaller steps to reach them.” And often there’s “set goals you can control.” You can’t make yourself write a bestseller. You can make yourself write book after
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