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Life's like something or other.
I’m not a fan of coconut, nor am I particularly keen on stringy caramel. The sort of caramel you get when you buy a Milky Way or a Snickers; I’ve come to the realization I like caramel depending on the...
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It's the Most Frustrating Time of the Year
I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t seem to find the time to get anything done recently. Shopping, parties, families, wrapping, children’s plays, concerts, workplace gatherings, and so on and so...
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Prepping the Resolutions
I'm one of those people who loves Christmas in the weeks preceding, but is ready to pack up the decorations and shove them into the nearest closet once the festivities are over. And now in the...
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What does 2012 look like for you?
While the rest of the world might still be fighting hangovers, I rang in the new year with a head cold and eight different kinds of cold remedies likely canceling out one anothers' benefits, simply...
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No, actually. I don’t write trash. And neither do you.
DISCLAIMER: This post contains offensive and sexually crude language. Nikki London, who has appeared before as a guest on this blog, received news over the weekend every author longs to hear. Her debut...
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Buried Alive
For anyone who has ever worked in customer service of any sort, I’m sure you can relate. It’s dead, then it’s busy. It slows to a crawl, and then you can’t keep up. The office will be quiet one minute,...
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Romance? What's That?
I remember my introduction to the romance genre very clearly. At the time (thirteen) I had been enjoying Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and so on thanks to my aunt's bookshelf. Then one day I came across a...
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Be careful what you wish for
As we have discussed in the past and will inevitably discuss again, as an author – regardless of whether or not you focus primarily on e-publishing – one of the things you’ll have to deal with is...
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Is it just me, or does this time of year suck balls?I mean it. After the rush of Christmas – I don’t care if you love it, hate it, or just tolerate it – everything seems to calm down back to normal…yet...
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Staying on task ... on what?
There are some that can focus and stay on task no matterwhat you toss at them. I am NOT one of those people.Can I finish something on time? Yes. Can I solely focus onjust that task to get there? Not...
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"Et tu, Brute?"
As writers, we focus on making the intangible tangible. We strive to describe things that have never really been successfully described—emotions with definitions completely subjective to the individual...
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Learn To Live With What You Are
Nearly fifteen years ago, I knew a woman who managed an online fanfic archive for stories devoted to the notorious creation of Thomas Harris. If that name is not instantly recognizable, try this one on...
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Guest Author Charlene A Wilson
Today we have Author Charlene A Wilson here at RtM.I asked my favorite question ...What is the hardest part of being an author for you?When I read the question, I sat and thought about all the editing...
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You're Gonna Carry That Weight
Going viral. The good, the bad, and the ugly.The good? The act of being or having gone viral is relatively short-lived. People have incredibly tiny attention spans. If an author loses his or her...
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Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit
If you've ever attended a Weight Watcher meeting or any such support group, you're probably familiar with pearls of fortune cookie wisdom. Aside from "Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit" --...
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Interview with Kacey Hammell
I'm turning things over to Ms. Kacey Hammell this week to discuss the love and hardships of all things writing. Ms. Hammell is also celebrating a new release, Illusions, which premiered last week with...
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"I just sit at a typewriter and curse a bit"
You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. ~ Arthur PlotnikA while back, I had a friend who would go...
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Walk A Thousand Miles To Fall Down At Your Door
When Titanic first premiered, I saw it in the theaters a total of seven times. Granted, I was thirteen or so at the time and, being a natural romantic, the story touched me...and for those of you not...
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Finding time
There are times when you click your inbox's refresh button repeatedly and jump at the first sign of something new, even if it turns out to be an Amazon ad or an unwanted piece of spam. Then there are...
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