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I’ve been having the kind of week where my self-censoring mechanism is breaking down, my stress levels are through the roof, and I mostly want to quit my job. Quit, as in walk out and never go back, not quit as in put in notice and wait a few weeks. As a random point of

The Young Lady’s Guide to Revision: How Much Necrophilia is TOO MUCH?

7AugustKaren4 Commentswriting

At this very moment, somewhere in the universe, an anthropologist is waking up in a haze, trying to figure out exactly what he did last night. The only clues are a now-empty sarcophagus in the laboratory and a half-remembered dream that was… not entirely unpleasant. Now, to be honest, I find this hilarious. And, since

IWSG: The Picture Book That Found Me

5AugustKaren5 Commentswritingfiction, genres, IWSG

The awesome co-hosts for the August 5 posting of the IWSG are Susan Baury Rouchard, Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jennifer Hawes, Chemist Ken, and Chrys Fey! August 5 question – Quote: “Although I have written a short story collection, the form found me and not the other way around. Don’t write short stories, novels or

Getting From Point A to Point B

3AugustKarenwriting

One of my biggest When I Get To It dreams is to take this pile of manuscript, note cards, notebooks, pens, paper, and post-its, and make the whole thing mobile. Not thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail mobile. Just… leaving my kitchen table mobile. I want to take my things–all this, and a pair of scissors, a

Revising And the Big Questions

31JulyKaren7 Commentswritingamrevising, fantasy, fiction, parrots, revision, vikings, writing

It is nearly August, and I am a disappointment to my Fitbit, and an embarrassment to my revision. Exactly what have I been doing with my time? Heck if I know. Turning the character who dies into an actual, on-screen character instead of someone who’s just referred to by others. Contemplating whether the whole thing

July 2020 Storytime Blog Hop

28JulyKaren10 CommentsShort Stories, writingfantasy, fiction, science fiction, short story, storytime

What They Wanted The aliens came. For a while, it looked like they were going to stay. Some people thought the world was ending, and others thought that the age of miracles had begun. Visitors from space, or invaders from space. Conquerors or saviors? The aliens came, and then… one day, they were gone. Some

On Scrotum Frogs and Authority

28JulyKarenwriting

I read one of those articles today. And yes, it’s about scrotum frogs… which just happen to live in Lake Titicaca… But not being a twelve year old boy, I’ll have you know I clicked on that link out of sincere concern for the environment and an endangered species–which, yes, does happen to be named

Save the Weather Reporters!

25JulyKaren3 Commentswriting

In a new low for meteorologists everywhere, my weather app just asked me if it’s raining. I’m not complaining. I’ve always been on Team Stick Your Hand Out The Window To See if It’s Raining. I’m a little concerned about the weather man’s self-esteem, though. Covid has taken a toll, if he’s gone from “It’s

Just Hanging Around

24JulyKaren4 Commentswriting#friday, hammock, relaxation

I spent a couple of hours yesterday lying in a hammock, listening to a book on tape. It was sunny and warm, and to be honest, it may be the most relaxing thing I’ve done in a long time. The hammock has bug netting, so I can enjoy the outdoors without stinky chemicals, and without

Overcoming Temptation

22JulyKaren3 Commentswriting

I’m drifting in and out of cooped-up for too long gloom, and obviously, this means I want to buy things. A little of this, a little of that. Some relic of the outside world to brighten my day. The only thing that keeps me from spending a fortune is that I don’t have a fortune.

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