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Short story and Car for Ransom

19NovemberSuzanneJust for Laughs, Writing

Last night I started a new short story I’ve been wanting to get to.Â It’s about a boy’s choice of a role model, and is called ‘A Fool and His Money’.Â Until Thanksgiving’s over, I’m going to let myself write the shorts that have been piling up in my brain while I worked on my

The Not So Happening Goings-on

18NovemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

I hadn’t realized how much finishing the firstÂ draft of Shadow Dance took out of me.Â Or getting theÂ old house to closing.Â Or…yeah.Â So maybe there’sÂ been aÂ bit more going on. But the truth isÂ I’ve slept a lot the last couple days.Â And since that doesn’t make for very interesting blogging (unless I record my snores and

Because I Wasn’t Putting Up A Report at 4:00am

16NovemberSuzanneWriting

I’ve finished the first draft of Shadow Dance!Â All week it’s felt like I had to pry each and every word from the clenched jaws of my muse.Â I was generally making my word count goals, but I was paying for it.Â Then last night something clicked into place and I couldn’t write fast enough.

Mi Casa es Tu Casa

14NovemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery

Or, at any rate, it’s not mine anymore.Â We just signed off the papers to close on the old place–we are now the proud owners of just one house. Hooray! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

The Secret Life of Spam

13NovemberSuzanne6 CommentsBlogging, Just for Laughs

You may not have noticed, but I’ve had quite a crop of spam comments this last day or so.Â I didn’t think to keep track, but instead of my usual maybe one a week, at a guess I’d estimate that I’ve had 6-10 just today.Â In addition, they where all the kind were just a

Apparently, You Might Be a Double Dork

12NovemberSuzanneBlogging

Not sure why that’s up twice.Â Excepting the vehemence of my irritation, of course.Â And I can’t see how to delete an entire post…but I’ll get it figured out.Â Wish I could say the same of my dealings with Dork. Later: Okay, got that fixed, and learned something about my site, too.Â Yay me.

You Might Be a Dork If…

12NovemberSuzanne2 CommentsRumblings

You respond to a Craigslist ad, email the person on and off negotiating for the better part of a week, settle on acceptable terms, and then confess– That you live over an hour drive away from the lister, in another city,Â and would they mind bringing the item to you or meeting somewhere halfway?

The Story of the Soup

10NovemberSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery

A few days ago I decided to make taco soup for dinner.Â I have a great recipe that comes from my husband’s family and is really easy.Â Only four or five ingredients.Â Best of all, I’d started bread in the breadmaker and it would be hot and ready to serve by the time the soup

EDF Anthology

9NovemberSuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers

I’m delighted to report that Every Day Fiction has decided to include Storm’s Rising in their year’s end anthology.Â My understanding isÂ the anthoÂ will be hard copy, and will hopefullyÂ be available before Christmas. SinceÂ Storm’s Rising is easilyÂ my favorite of my flash pieces, I have to give the editorsÂ an extra big thanks for giving it this second

Dragging Out the Writing Report

7NovemberSuzanne4 CommentsWriting

It may be almost midnight on Friday night, but I have completed my word count goal for the week.Â So, here’s the word-o-meter, And, ta-da!Â It looks fabulous!Â How is she getting through the novel so fast, they wonder.Â Well… After consulting various experts in the field, and chattering about the relativity of writing wisdom

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