Tag: competition
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A wonderful thing happened while I was distracted.
Controlled Descent has been chosen as a semi-finalist in a statewide indie author contest. I got an email a week or so ago telling me this, buuuuuut…the message didn’t sink in until yesterday. I can think of no better example than this to illustrate how thoroughly my mind has been consumed by the million details […]
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Tortoises & Hares
The tortoise & hare fable makes a good illustration of style differences between writers. I’ve ranted on word counts and productivity worship enough times that I don’t need to do it again. But it’s awfully satisfying to get the frustration off my chest. So I’m going at it today. Again. It’s okay to move along. I know, […]
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Pushing Limits & Nurturing Growth
Dirty Harry said, “A man’s got to know his limitations,” but what does that mean? For me, it means this: unknown limits can’t be tested. The only way to know what I can do is to do it. The psychological comfort zone never holds me for long. I seek out activities that make me uncomfortable, skating the […]
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Easter Musings
Happy Eggs & Bunnies Day. 2014 marks my year of celebrating the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ with the coloring of hard-boiled eggs and an exchange of plush wildlife. In my childhood, the family celebrated the this occasion by donning whimsical hats, bickering over wardrobe choices, and taking awkward photos while holding stuffed animals […]