giving and accepting criticism

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Hello, my name is Kimberly. I am a workshopaholic. I love the atmosphere of a good workshop. Sometimes I even love the atmosphere of a bad workshop. Why? Part of it is the camaraderie (which I always want to spell …

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free 5k for 50

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Have you visited my fan page on Facebook yet? Do you write? You should visit.  Really, go take a look.  It’ll only take a minute, and I’ll still be here when you get back. …

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wordsday

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2156    Total words this week Wednesday    0 Thursday    0 Friday    546    Edited scene to new outline + blogwords Saturday    1065    Edited scene to new outline Sunday    0 Monday    0 Tuesday    545    Blogwords

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metrics

Words since last week: 2066.  Not as many as I’d have liked.  Most of them were blog words, but that’s okay.  My goal right now is consistency, not quantity.  But I’ll take quantity anyway. Sweat minutes: 190.  Again, my goal …

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go packers!

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When it comes to football, I’m a Big Game Fan. Like Christmas Christians who only go to mass for Christmas, I only care about the Packers when it’s a Big Game. I’ve long joked that it’s a cardinal sin in …

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clarion write-a-thon update

The Clarion Write-a-Thon has been over for a while now. I didn’t do as well as I had hoped, but I did better than I had anticipated. I also raised more money for Clarion than I expected to: $177.

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recipe for commuter joy

Lately, on my morning commutes, I’ve been noticing the beauty around me. Friday morning, the beginnings of a poem came to mind as I watched a flock of birds flying over the skyline. At lunch, I decided to sit down …

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iguana therapy

In a previous life, I was a legal editor. That’s right, Chicago Manual of Style did not always hold the revered spot on my desk. It used to be the Bluebook. I think the Bluebook has an actual name, but …

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