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Firecracker Alert: Joshilyn Jackson on Writer Unboxed
I have a secret list of authors whom I’d love to interview, and Joshilyn Jackson has been on it for years. Why? Two simple reasons that go beyond her NYT-bestselling status and all the industry...
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I Should Have Been Australian (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirects)
By what cruel twist of fate did we North Americans stack the Christmas holidays (with all their attendant business), New Years (with its desire to become an improved human being), and the Winter...
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A Note to My Zesties (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
Since yesterday was Easter, it seems fitting to make today’s post about two instances of resurrection. First, it’s time to breathe life back into this blog, which I let go quiet in order to finish...
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Spring Sharesies (and Writer Unboxed Redirect)
There are lots of important goings-on going on, Zesties. I almost need to number them in order to keep track. In biologic news, I met the first mosquito of the season last night. We had the briefest of...
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Two Graduations and a Funeral (Plus Writer Unboxed Redirect)
To paraphrase Elmer Fudd, it’s been vewy vewy quiet around here, Zesties, though that peacefulness has not extended to my real life. Change #1: First, we lost our nearly twelve-year-old black lab mix,...
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Why I Decided Not to Tackle the Strip-Club Metaphor (and Writer Unboxed...
You’ve heard the expression lady-balls, otherwise known as gonads or ovaries? The rebel in me adores the term. I bring this up because I own a pair. At least that’s what was said of me when I put up my...
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The Three Kinds of Vacation (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
Based upon observation, the world can be sorted into three types of vacations. 1. The linen-wearer’s holiday: This is the province of the driven. Holiday experiences are to be gathered with efficiency...
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Jan, Blithe Library Destroyer (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
It’s a terrible feeling to believe you’ve damaged something beautiful and sacred, especially when that something is brand new. A few weeks ago, my city opened a new library about two miles from my...
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Two Drivers, Two Hip Fractures, One Perplexed Jan (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
I tried, Zesties, I did. I went to a nearby filling station, purchased me an extra-large decaf, and while sipping it from the comfort of my car, I did my level best to prove a writing truism–that if...
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Writer Stuns World by Maintaining a Regular Blogging Schedule
Are you dumbfounded yet? June is only half over and I’ve managed not one but two posts. Turns out I had more to say about elder-care, specifically how it relates to writing. If you’re interested,...
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Hair as Blogging Metaphor + Writer Unboxed Redirect
Until now, if forced to select a hairstyle that would reflect my blogging history, I’d pick the reverse mullet: party in the front, business at the back end. When my first post went live, I had no...
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What Do Gorillas, Trout, and Struggling Writers Have in Common?
Hint: the phenomenon also includes dogs. If you’re curious, please stop by Writer Unboxed for my latest post: How to Write Through Trout Syndrome and Electric Shocks
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Gathering Writing Lessons from Ye Olde Spiritual Practices
In my latest post for Writer Unboxed, I discuss some very old-fashioned spiritual practices and how they connect to writing and can give you a Peak Occupational Moment. (Felt appropriate to the...
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Solitary Babes + Writer Unboxed
Ultimately, today’s post on Writer Unboxed is NOT a political one despite the title. It was birthed in a moment of isolation–you know the kind where it seems the entire world has one reaction to an...
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Happy Birthday to AUTHOR IN PROGRESS
This past year, on top of writing and publishing Opposite of Frozen, I had the great privilege of participating in another group project: a Writer’s Digest book edited by Writer Unboxed’s Therese...
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Finally Finish the Dang Book (Writer Unboxed Redirect)
Maybe you’re struggling to finish the work-in-progress. Maybe you have a hard drive littered with half-baked fiction. If you’d like some ideas on how to weaponize your vulnerabilities and get the book...
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The Three Kinds of Vacation (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
Based upon observation, the world can be sorted into three types of vacations. 1. The linen-wearer’s holiday: This is the province of the driven. Holiday experiences are to be gathered with efficiency...
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Jan, Blithe Library Destroyer (+ Writer Unboxed Redirect)
It’s a terrible feeling to believe you’ve damaged something beautiful and sacred, especially when that something is brand new. A few weeks ago, my city opened a new library about two miles from my...
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Two Drivers, Two Hip Fractures, One Perplexed Jan (+Writer Unboxed Redirect)
I tried, Zesties, I did. I went to a nearby filling station, purchased me an extra-large decaf, and while sipping it from the comfort of my car, I did my level best to prove a writing truism–that if...
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Writer Stuns World by Maintaining a Regular Blogging Schedule
Are you dumbfounded yet? June is only half over and I’ve managed not one but two posts. Turns out I had more to say about elder-care, specifically how it relates to writing. If you’re interested,...
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