Logjams

Posted by on Dec 2, 2009 in dish | 0 comments mimi has finally had a breakthrough of sorts. I had to go all low-tech, printing out a calendar, but I can see holes in ye troublesome mauscript and now have some inkling of what to do with them!See, this is the trouble with a NaNo book. You get so busy lunging from beginning to end, you don’t see the pitfalls because you skip right over them. I’ve set a book in the fall and given my...
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Redesign in Progress!

Posted by on Nov 29, 2009 in dish | 0 comments As you can see, we’re undergoing a revamping here at the dish. A new look always takes some tinkering, so be looking for expanded book and blog lists as the days pass. Let me know what you think about the new look!
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Revision Blues

Posted by on Nov 15, 2009 in dish | 0 comments I used to be so positive about revising. I loved printing out copies of a draft on the backs of old paper, whipping out a favored pen–in purple, turquoise, hot pink, or some other fun color–and having at it. Revised pages had notations, additions, scribbles up the margins and on the back, arrows pointing hither and yon as I moved around sentences and paragraphs. With my first book,...
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Emo Vampires

Posted by on Nov 4, 2009 in dish | 0 comments My thoughts exactly. Sort of. “I’ll be back when the world grows a pair…of fangs.” *snerk*
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No, No, NaNo

Posted by on Oct 28, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Alas, mimi has come to the devastating decision that she will not be participating in NaNoWriMo this year. This is where mimi’s latent OCD rears its ugly head because now her three-year streak has been broken. Plus, this year’s icon has fun colors instead of last year’s barf brown, alas.However, it’s still a barrel of fun, so if you’ve been pondering, hie on over to...
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