What Software Do You Need to Self-Publish?

July 2, 2011

Think you need expensive software to self-publish a book? That’s what I thought, too. Turns out the answer is yes and no. Keep reading, I’ll explain! I use Adobe InDesign at my 9-to-5 job every single day to write, edit and publish a print magazine along with other print materials. When I decided to self-publish [...]

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How Dumb Can One Woman Be?

June 25, 2011

So, the hubs talked me into hiring a cleaning lady … just once … to get the house back into liveable shape. We’ve both been working extra hours – me writing a novel and, oh my GAWD the house was awful. And the worse it got the less either one of us wanted to tackle [...]

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Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

June 18, 2011
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My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. Then I got an auction notice yesterday that made that gene swoon. Feast your eyes on …       No, I’m not going to the auction. But I’m so happy to have my swoon-capacity back!

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Life as Dominos

June 15, 2011
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One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting whats-his-name. That’s the basic gist behind the domino effect. Prominent in my life, it’s a phenomenon that I wholeheartedly believe in. The most recent run of dominoes is very exciting. Losing my TV job to downsizing was the first domino. Diving [...]

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Creative Lights

June 4, 2011
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Sometimes I envy people who choose one occupation and target all their energy at that one pursuit. They typically become pretty good at it — experts, even. Have you read The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp? That’s the kind of dogged persistence I’m talking about. She writes about consciously choosing dance as her profession, work [...]

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