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It’s a big day in the Wicker household.  Actually…it’s very quiet, but there’s a good reason for that.  Today my husband went back to work for the first time in about two and a half years.  He’s not been very well you see, so this is a triumph for him.  Usually at this time of…

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I’ve been reading a lot lately.  Way more than usual.  I was ill last week and when I’m ill, all I want to do is watch a film or read a good book.  I need heartwarming things to heat the cold slamming my system (can you tell I’m a tit when I’m ill? ‘ slamming’ lol)…

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I’m terrible at marketing – truly terrible!  For example, my book has been free on Kindle since yesterday and I haven’t even blogged about it yet!  See – terrible!  Mostly though, it’s because I worry about shoving things down people’s throats.  I rarely tweet buy links to my book, I figure I’d rather waffle on…

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Spring is in the air!  And along with the subtle aroma of tulips, the waft of another pitch comp keeps tingling in my nostrils.  Yes, nestpitch is almost upon us!  Another glorious pitch competition where writers have the chance to get their manuscripts in front of some awesome agents.  I know there are some pitch…

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The idea behind this blog hop, is to name my favorite Movie and TV characters then nominate others to do the same.  I’m going to take what I now call ‘The Dena’ and just invite others to do the same if they want to, then I’ll link you up if wanted too.  Dena recently posted…

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For the last few days I’ve been in a funk.  You know that point where you can no longer form a coherent sentence?  Where any words you string together are a bit crap, or even a lot crap.  And even those times where you seem to be able to kill it when writing dialogue but…

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A friend of mine is faced with having to write her first full-length novel for a few years.  It’s not going to be a problem for her – well, she thinks it will be, but her words are so epic that I know it’ll be fantastic once it’s done, even if she hits some rocks…

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I have the coolest cats.  I do.  Cats have little ways of saying I love you, one of which is presents – and who doesn’t love presents?  Most cats, they’ll bring you back a dead mouse or a vole.  Lemon, that’s my youngest cat – he brought me a squirrel – NOT COOL.  Luckily, I…

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My amazing critique partner, Kathy, wrote a post this week about some of the things she’s experienced on the road to getting published.  It’s a great article, and you can read it here.  Throughout most of Kathy’s writing life, she’s been flying solo, doing it all herself, with very little (as in zero) in the…

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I know a lot of people tend to use writing prompts when they’re a bit flummoxed.  I do too, though not in the traditional sense.  This post is a direct result of a conversation I had the other day regarding writing prompts and what works for an individual.  So, what is a writing prompt?  A…