Category: 2. Worldbuilding
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Barns & other distractions
Did I need to research dairy barn restoration and collect architectural drawings of historical barn types yesterday & today? TRICK QUESTION.
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Recent research topics
By recent I mean “today.” This is a glimpse of what goes through my brain on a daily basis –> Identification of red foxes versus coyotes (foxes are not necessarily red but reliably have black legs and a bushy white-tipped L O N G tail held out from body, so what we saw trotting down…
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A story about rediscovering a story
3+ years ago, I wrote a 600-word scenelet/start of a potential new midlife superpowers story. I shared it with a couple of people, then promptly forgot the filename, where I saved it, and even what application I wrote it in. As one does, if one is me. Once I finished Sharp Edge of Yesterday, I…
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A little book update with crunchy numbers
My bookbaby’s first-month birthday is approaching, and I’m still talking about it.
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Music To Write By
For the last couple of years, every time I sat down to work seriously on The Sharp Edge of Yesterday, I clicked play on its playlist. I’m happiest writing when I have headphones on and music going. Makes sense, right? A lot of people like to listen to music while they work. But as a…