This is a start of a short series, The Twenty-First Century Reader’s Manifesto, where I will share what I see as the essential strategies and tactics a reader (you and me) should use to maximize their reading experience here in the twenty-first century. About ten years ago, an English writer, Michael Allen, wrote an essay […]
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I’m experimenting madly here, and you’re my guinea pigs. Creativity is a lot like muscle tissue — if you keep exercising it, it gets stronger. There’s grounds to argue that writing full time keeps the creativity muscle plenty healthy, but for a long time now, I’ve been writing in the same six or so series.
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A Geek Girl’s Guide to… is an ongoing series about becoming more technically savvy, so you can maximize your ereading pleasure. Links to back-posts are at the end of this post. – t. ___ Ebook Management – Mottos to Live By This post isn’t filled with technical wizardry. Instead, it’s a step above the mechanical
Have you noticed that some or <gulp> most of your reviews are being deleted by Amazon, lately? Yeah, it’s a big club. Some history. First, a bit of history about Amazon reviews, so you can understand why Amazon are doing what they’re doing. Amazon have always had a “review policy” that determined what was an
1066 is a date that tends to stick in my mind. It’s a significant date in British history, because it’s the year of the Battle of Hastings, when the Anglo-Saxons were defeated, and England came under the control of the Normans. This is also the start of the Medieval period. Most of the Anglo-Saxons became
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Depending on who you ask, I have always been a princess, but last Saturday, I really was one for a night. 🙂 Mark and I invited everyone we knew to our place for a party to celebrate my quitting the day job to write full time. We included my new Canadian citizenship just because that
Silent Night is probably one of the world’s most famous and beloved Christmas carol. There is an awe and majesty in the tune that really fits with the lyrics, and if a really good singer is performing the carol solo, it can send shivers down your back. If you’ve ever witnessed the first snowfall of
The last mash of the year. It’s been a while, so there’s a lot to draw your attention to. 40+ Homemade Lotion Recipes {The Ultimate Collection} Link. Good for last minute Christmas gifts, and also good for you. ______ Promoting Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Written by Women Link. This is technically a site for
Mash – December 23, 2015 Read More »
I received a surprise letter in the snail mail box last week — my Canadian citizenship application was granted and I was to swear my oath on December 18th. This was a surprise because the process had been super-fast. Most citizenship applications take 18 months to work their way through the system, but I applied
G’day, Mate, I’m Canadian!…Eh! Read More »
Ah, come on. You knew I would have to do a salute to Han Solo on this week of all weeks, right? The new Star Wars movie is officially released in two days’ time, and this is also the first week of full time writing for me, and Han Solo/Harrison Ford were one of the
Pulse Pause Moments — Han Solo. Read More »