Dottie found her tail. #DogPTSD

Dottie found her tail Last weekend, out of the blue, Dottie discovered that something was following her. She had no idea what it was. She&

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The Girls -- Meet Cassie and Dottie

I remember it like this. The husband came home one Friday singing the song "Sisters" from White Christmas. I didn't think

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Who do you need to make peace with? #BlogBlast4Peace

My guess is that the moment you read this question, someone came to mind. Maybe they are someone you simply lost track of. Maybe they

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5 things about the Salem Witch Trials that surprised me

In celebration of the long anticipated release of Suffer a Witch, here are a few things I learned through researching much of the scholarly work.

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This too shall pass - Surviving Serial Fiction

I see you. You're overwhelmed and feel hopeless. You're feel like you're on the road to nowhere. It'

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5 ways to make your serial fiction more readable for your distracted audience - Surviving Serial Fiction

5 ways to make your serial fiction more readable The world has changed. Your readers have ten things they could be doing besides reading your

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[Surviving Serial Fiction] ...and then, everything falls apart

...and then everything falls apart. Your story was going great. Your characters were running the show. Sure, your life was getting a little out of

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[Surviving Serial Fiction] Super Ninja Trick for getting your writing mood on -

It's happened to all of us. We set aside time to write. We arrange for babysitters for our children. We rent a motel

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Ask Alex: How do you manage pain, Alex?

This article originally appeared in Claudia's newsletter. To subscribe, click here. First things first: Quite a few of you have written to ask

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The mad skills of serial fiction - #1 - Type Fast, my friend! - Surviving Serial Fiction

Claudia's traveling this week, so there is currently no audio for this post. Type Fast, my friend! Now that we've dealt

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Reading list 2015

This year, due to Rose's illness, I've spent most of my time listening to audiobooks rather than actually reading. I'

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"So, effectively, making money in the arts is and always has been something that happens to almost no one." Doctorow on #writing and #income

In our trip across the country, I happened to see Cory Doctorow on CSPAN Book TV in the lobby of a hotel. That's

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