Originally posted on Carrots in My Carryon:
So I have some stuff I need to get out of my head and write about, but I’m procrastinating, because it’s kind of painful and therefore feels like work. Which I have no interest in starting, contemplating, or completing today. BECAUSE WEEKEND. Plus, I’m really, really good at…
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Holiday Memories: Christmas 2012
It’s almost here! Enjoy one more Christmas memory from years gone by. Share one of your funny memories with us! -Dan I saw in a magazine these little reindeer cork ornaments, where the legs and neck were little sticks that you could just pick up in your yard – twigs, really – and the […]
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Holiday Memories: Christmas 2010
Enjoy another Christmas post from years past and tell us about one of your holiday traditions (or a failed one). -Dan Christmas 2010 – Savvy was 9 months old On top of making Savvy’s 1st Christmas memorable because there was now a baby around when there never had been before, and all our efforts to […]
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My Grandma’s Christmas Presents
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
Our grandmas knew some stuff we didn’t, and they did things in a different way. When I was a kid, my grandma always bought me underwear as a Christmas present – which, considering we would have all our cousins, uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters over at our house…
As the comments from beta readers for Poggibonsi came in, one struck me as exceptionally productive—a lot more like a good critique than the other betas, and full of valuable input and observations. I started chatting with its writer, and come to find out, she’s an editor! That explains a lot! Julia Willson is probably […]
It’s not too late! There’s still a week until Christmas, so let us know if you are on Santa’s naughty or nice list, and what you want to see under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning! And some other stuff. Cos during the holidays, traditions ROCK. Other times… meh. Oh, and after you are […]
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The December Writing Struggle
You have heard that people are creatures of habit. I knew people who used to have a cigarette and a cup of coffee at certain intervals throughout the day. It was a habit. Get to work, pour a cup of coffee. Finished lunch, have a cigarette. I had habits like that too. Not smoking, but […]
Lucy does a great job of letting you know what you’re in for as a new writer, and that it’s okay! A great post.
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Can I just Say THANK YOU?
There are over 800 of you following this blog by email and more than 600 as WP subscribers, plus a bunch more that just pop in from time to time… A year ago there were like ten of you. Okay, maybe it was a hundred. Still. I want to say thank you. […]
My friend Debby is a witty, bold writer who – in her own words – takes no shit, but who is also the same as you in many respects. Her writing is often deeply personal, so it strikes a chord with her fans (a lesson for us all). Enjoy my chat with D.G. Kaye, also […]
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