This post was published five years ago today. Five years!! I’ve been keeping a blog for a long time. There are posts going back even further than this one, but I thought this one would bear repeating, for newer readers to discover. –t. I think the reason why I write fiction is pretty much out there […]
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When most people think of “traditions”, they’re thinking of society-wide customs and habits that become ingrained over years and generations. The holiday season is a good example, for it is stuffed full of traditions. But traditions can be more personal and often, far more significant. For instance, a personal tradition of mine is to step
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As you know, I am currently working through all the old articles and major posts that were on the old site, updating them where appropriate, and adding them back onto the Article pages. One of the most high-traffic articles on the old site was the first in what ended up being a series, quite without
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If you’re part of the Christian western world that celebrates Easter and have a four day break ahead of you — enjoy! Personally, I’m settling into a streak of hard work; Mark has the week off and we’re going to be reformatting and re-uploading books, and doing lots of site work and maintenance…in between writing
NASA calls them “Visions of the Future”, but they have a retro look that is just gorgeous. I spoke about these posters, that I received as a birthday gift, a few days ago. One reader left the comment that she would like to see all the posters. You got it. Here are all the posters
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This year’s Birthaversary party is over — and it was a great night, too. Some new faces, lots of familiar faces, and some really interesting conversation. And this year, I got a birthday present! Long story short: A few weeks ago on my private FB page, I shared NASA’s new Art Deco travel posters. They
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I’ve been running this blog for a long time. If you include the occasional break from blogging, and the times when my site host shut me down for too much traffic (yes, they can do that), then I’ve been blogging since 2005. Most of the older posts are now articles on the Articles pages. Out
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It’s Family Day in Alberta today. I use to love long weekends, because I got more writing time. Now I’m writing full time, I don’t know that I like them all that much anymore. They’re stealing writing time from me! For everyone in Alberta reading this — Happy Family Day. Enjoy this very mild winter
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I wrote “11 Things I Wish I’d Known About Full Time Writing When I First Started Writing Novels” way back in 2009, when I was forced to full time writing by a sudden cessation of revenue. That’s pirate speak for “my job was cut”. In January 2013 I added an update to the bottom of
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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