Category Archives: ROW80

The Same with Some Differences

A Round of Words in Eighty Days is set up to allow us to define our own writing goals. The main rule is that it must be something measurable. Word count, hours, chapters or pages are all easily accounted for. … Continue reading

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Ma Lune Est Faite de Fromage Vert

My moon is made of green cheese. OK…the stories in The Cities of Luna aren’t that cheesy. They’re more hommage than fromage. A long list of writers, including several Grand Masters of Science Fiction, have gone before me. What does a … Continue reading

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Grands has a Cover!

Huzzah! My story comes out in a couple of weeks, and we have a great cover! My publisher and I went back and forth quite a bit, brainstorming ideas. First of all, these are short stories. The covers do not … Continue reading

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Wednesday Snuck Up On Me

Darn sneaky Wednesday, always lurking about…   Anywho. Let’s make this short. Goals?  1k is OK, 2k is great, more than that is super… I finished up an urban fantasy novella (actually, three short stories put together) and sent it … Continue reading

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Gearing Up

Life is exciting! I have a contract with Dingbat Publishing to release one of my stories from The Cities of Luna every full moon! The first one, Grands, comes out on August 29. I’m gearing up for promo, figuring out … Continue reading

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Busy Busy Busy

It’s difficult to tell whether or not I’m making my daily/weekly writing goals when I’m busy doing so many different things. I’m not just talking about life-things, of which there are always many, but manymanymany writerly things. This is good! … Continue reading

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Goats!

I mean…goals! Yes yes yes…there was a wagon, which I fell off of, then a boat that I missed…but I am back on both and ready to set some goals for this Round of Words in 80 Days. Back to … Continue reading

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Don’t Start Without Me!

OK, never mind…I’ll catch up. I was about to ask when the next Round of Words in 80 Days began, and then I realized it already did. First, I fall off the wagon, then I miss the boat. I have … Continue reading

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The End of My Exile

Hubby and I have lived in Vermont for more than eighteen years. We bought and sold our first house here. Both our children were born here. But we don’t belong here. My tagline has always been A Writer by Birth … Continue reading

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WAIT!

My ROW80 Update for the Week You know that wagon I fell off of last week? It drove off without me. I ran behind it for a while, tripping over my own feet while yelling “HEY! Wait up!” Alas, it … Continue reading

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