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The Art of Pretending Awesome
I’ve never been a good actress. I’m most known for telling it like it is and being a straight shooter. It runs in my family. None of us mince words, beat around the bush, or are good at pretending everything is awesome when it’s not. I have a lot of writer, musician, and artist friends who’ve gotten rather good at…
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Noise
It’s time for a rant. Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of noise from pagans who are upset at how the media portrays witches, magicians, and/or pagans. Especially with shows like American Horror Story: Coven, and Witches of East End, among others. Or I see my FB feed rampant with how this group or that group makes everyone else in…
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Pinning Down Inspiration
One of my favorite writing quotes of all time: “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London To me it embodies all that it means to be a professional writer. Only hobby writers have time to sit around waiting for inspiration and lament about writer’s block. Those who do it for…
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No Novel Madness November
2007 was the last year I officially participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I succeeded in pushing out a 60K novel that year. The novel was Warrior’s Blood Red, the second book in the Sorcerers’ Twilight trilogy. Every year since then I’ve kind of done an unofficial NaNo where I work on projects in progress and cheer on friends. Long…
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The Moon in Cancer
Things kind of snap into place when the Moon falls into Cancer because the Moon is Cancer’s natural home. For the next few days it’s a good time to deal with things on the home front, and address emotional concerns. Yes, it’s during a Mercury retrograde, but look – Mercury retrograde simply stifles communication and causes electronics to go wonky…
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Guest Blog: Denice Garrou
Today author Denice Garrou joins us and tells us about her journey in writing her latest fantasy novel, Dragonhorse and Seeker of the Forgotten Knowledge. Dragonhorse and Seeker of the Forgotten Knowledge – Denice Garrou Book 1 of the Dragonhorse Series New Age themed Fantasy for all ages www.denicegarrou-dragonhorse.com When I was a small child, I had this strong feeling…
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The Rite: An Erotic Horror Short
The Rite (An Erotic Horror Short) Anne O’Connell Brenda Blake liked living on the edge. She had it all: A good job, exciting friends, and a devil-may-care social life. So when her boyfriend asked her to join him and his friends at Svengali, a private club just outside of town for some sort of private satanic ritual, she agreed without hesitation. Little…
