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I have treat for Trixie (who is dog) if she would ever deign to visit this writer’s (who am not dog) blog and snuffle around a bit. I don’t even care if she leaves anything on the lawn. And for those of you who think I’ve gone off the grammatical…

Writing talent is all well and good. It takes a lot to develop consistently good, if not great writing ability. Those first drafts always tend to turn out very jagged around the edges indeed. But let’s say we’ve got the writing part down pat. Aside from my belief that the…

It’s weird. I can never quite decide whether I like writing to music, or if I need silence for proper cultivation of inspiration. Either way, I’ve always enjoyed unique music. By that I mean music that often combines various traditional or common styles into something new. Fusion of some sort.…

The Lexicon of Thieves Cant Thanks to Kit Whitfield of Benighted fame for tipping me off to this link. I declare it one of the coolest things ever, and will no doubt endeavor to write a book someday written entirely in thieves cant. For those of you who haven’t clicked…

I’m not there, though I have been, and I never want to be again. But likely I’m going to run into this stage at some point along the way, and I need to be prepared to deal with it. I’m talking about burnout. It’s a symptom that can hit anyone,…

Wine Cellar Sorbets Discovered this last night while running around getting groceries. Now, I’m sure this kind of thing has been around before this brand, or some variation of it. The fun thing was, in taste-testing it, I expected something like grape sorbet, or maybe just something wine-tasting. How good…

I’m willing to bet there is a term out there that describes someone being addicted to mythology and folk tales. I know it would certainly apply to me. Anyone out there want to tell me what I’m afflicted with, if you know the word for it? Here is the latest…

(Woken up by jackhammers literally right outside my window. That’s always a treat. Though, some might argue that it’s a more pleasant sound to wake to than my actual alarm clock.) Now that I’m up… I’m one to enjoy having a plan. I like knowing what the next step is…

Weekends are strange beasts. On the one hand, they offer the illusion of large amounts of free time out of the office, where one could potentially get a decent amount of writing done. It’s like a credit card company, though. There are a lot of hidden fees that detract from…

It’s Saturday. Early in the morning, by my estimate. Of course, early for me involves anytime before 1pm. Right now I’m gathering gear to go get the crap beat out of me in order to build my endurance and fighting technique. It may not sound like much fun, but once…