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The year of the short story
2022. I’m calling it. It’s my year of the short story. I’m not really sure what that means but I hope it involves reading more of them, learning more about how to craft them and finally, getting more published. There is a theory that in order to hold yourself accountable to a goal, you need…
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#amwriting
In the early part of this century, I was lucky enough to work in the publishing industry. After a year of soul searching, traveling around Europe, I decided I wanted to shift out of the technology industry and into books. Incredible to think now how much those two industries have merged over the last few…
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Social Media Summer Vacation
Every couple of times a year, I try to take a bit of a break from some of the main social media tools I use on a daily basis. For the most part, these tools are an integral part of my day. Facebook let’s me catch up with family and friends. Twitter gives me a…
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Sipping options
I drink a lot of tea. It helps working from a home office to be able to choose from my wide selection each day, without having to store over 20 different types of loose leaf tea at a work desk. This year, my sister in law bought me the most thoughtful pre-Christmas gift– a David’s…
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More writing, analog style
More writing, analog style I’ve decided to take on a bit of a writing project for 2014 that combines connecting with people. So often, I go to my mailbox, hoping to find something other than a bill. In these days of online communication, it rarely happens. So, I thought I’d see what might happen, if…
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Paying to give my brain a wash
In addition to developing my writing offline, I’ve also started to really commit to meditation on a daily basis. I’ve been practicing yoga for years and always enjoyed the final resting pose where you take the time to sit and breathe. I found it brought this amazing sense of clarity, a cleaning of the mind,…
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Regular writing
I’ve started going to a writers’ group twice a week to get my creative juices flowing. It’s been great for adding deadlines to my words and making me focus. I don’t attend every meeting and have been a bit slack on occasion but, just knowing that there is a regular space I can go is…
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Penguin and Random House Merge | So Misguided
Interesting take from So Misguided on the news coming out of the Penguin-Random House merger plus some advice for publishers on really being competitive in this new technology http://www.somisguided.com/weblog/penguin-and-random-house-merge/
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The tortoise was right….
Great post by Seth about the waste of rushing. I always try to scope my projects realistically while also updating progress and recommending to take more time rather than rush. Hurrying almost always makes it take longer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/WSjZot1D3Fs/doing-it-in-a-hurry-almost-always-takes-longer.html
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The Zen of Work
Found this interesting post from the inspiring site Zen Habits about work, stress and why we hold onto it. http://zenhabits.net/zen-work/ I hardly need another reason to reap the benefits of meditation but this was an interesting perspective otherwise.
Abigail B. Vint 