Oh my god, it’s almost December. 0.o
 

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Final final final

So I got the final final final round of edits for Field Guide (I think. I hope.) and, really I have to give a shout out to Jay Lake, who once, long ago, in the far off mists of time, posted something on his blog about how the only person who has any responsibility for [...]

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Home late from work and not much to have for dinner, so cracked two cans of soup and whipped up some biscuit dough and threw the whole thing in the oven. Hopefully it’ll be edible.
Tonight, the husband and I are off to watch a friend go up for his blue belt. Tomorrow, Ninja Assassin. I [...]

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In Which I Ramble About Skill, Lack, and Learning

I have this habit of sitting down and talking to myself and then not writing down what I’ve been talking about, which is a bit of a shame, because that’s how I talk myself through writing stuff, and who knows? Maybe that would be interesting to you guys. Anyway, here’s what I’ve been thinking about [...]

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What I Do

A series of day job work place photos, for the bored and curious among you

Yup. That’s a heavy bag hanging in front of the roaster. (Urg. Sorry for the blurriness. Too much caffeine.)

Out with the old crop and in with the new.

Freezing green, for science.

Getting ready to cup.

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Bah

Another round of edits has hit my desk just as I was indulging in feeling scared and insecure. Bah. At least it takes my mind off breaking my husband’s book shelf and ruining his pants on the day he had an early start at work, a dental appointment and night school. Poor guy.

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One More Reason

OK, I know you guys know how much I love my day job. Love love love it.
Today started with the decision to apply to Cup of Excellence to become a member of their judging panel. I haven’t heard back, but one way or another, it’s all ready been a great experience, because everyone I [...]

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No Clothes

Those of you who follow the publishing gossip will by now have heard about Harlequin Horizons. For those of you who haven’t been following, here’s the long and short: Harlequin has decided to expand into pay-to-play publishing.
Needless to say, this hasn’t gone over well at all. Apparently the folks over at Harlequin are “very surprised [...]

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I am working on a project today, so there will be no blogging (woes!). I had intended to post a delightful and thought provoking picture of something so that I could pretend that was what this blog post was all about, but sadly, I discovered my photo library was abandoned on the external hard drive [...]

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What I’m Reading Now

I’ve spent the last few days at work and baking, which has been a good way to spend a blustery, rainy half week. I’ve also been curled up under the blankets on the couch with Philippa Greggory’s book The Boleyn Inheritance, which I got by accident from a friend who was returning some books she’d [...]

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