going on strike

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be protesting again. This time, I get to do it from the warmth of my home rather than marching around the Wisconsin state capitol like last year. Patrick Nielsen Hayden explains (and links) it all here. And, lifted …

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comma comma chameleon

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Okay, now that I’ve got Boy George stuck in your head, let’s talk about commas. Forget the Oxford comma (or the serial comma, as I most often see it referred to in my work) for now. Let’s talk about commas …

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january blog chain: winter nightmare

This post is part of the January 2012 Blog Chain at Absolute Write. This month’s prompt: Winter Nightmare Another broad one: go wherever the prompt takes you. It can be fiction or non-fiction, the nightmare can be Cthulhu or just a struggle with a troublesome …

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writing streak

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I’ve been thinking about my Running Streak and how it applies to writing. Except for blogging, emails, and journalling, I haven’t written once this year. In fact, I haven’t written creatively since NaNoWriMo. I make excuses about busy-ness, and they would be …

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running streak

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Over on Facebook, one of my favorite pages is I ♥ to Run. In 2012, they are hosting a Running Streak. The idea is to run at least one mile every day, starting January 1st 2012. Running Streak These are a …

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the hook

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Every month, I’ll be offering a free exercise for fostering your creativity.  These are a sampling of the exercises that I suggest to my Fostering Creativity clients. My clients’ exercises are tailored to their specific needs and challenges, but these …

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becoming a superhero

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This year has been one of first experiences and pushing myself. It started with the Packers, re-awakened my inner hippy, dragged me and my friend through the mud, bombed the trout, and ends with becoming a superhero.

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fostering creativity

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Over the past few months, my business has been evolving. I’ve been quietly making some changes to my site, developing some new services to offer, and redefining parts of my blog. Well, now it’s time to make some noise about …

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