So I May Have Been Wrong

Posted by on May 26, 2010 in Random | 0 comments

It happens. (Just don’t tell my husband I said that.) I resisted tweeting, I really did. I have this odd reluctance to put myself out there which, once it’s conquered, becomes a gush of over-sharing. Seemed safe to avoid Twitter. Well…. Enter @LeahPetersen Yes, yes, I did it. It’s not what I thought. What I’ve discovered is...

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Five Minute Fiction WINNER!

Posted by on May 25, 2010 in Writing Competition | 1 comment

Our first Five Minute Fiction winner! Conal Twomey! On to fame and fortune and great glory. Or, something. Thanks to everyone who participated and everyone who voted. We’re doing this again next Tuesday at 1:30 pm EST or whatever that is where you are. Please don’t forget to tweet and/or blog about Conal’s great win. Reposted below is his...

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Write Me!, Write Now! Five Minute Fiction Challenge

Posted by on May 25, 2010 in Writing Competition | 0 comments

I love writing challenges and contests. And I’m as impatient as all heck. I just hate waiting for it to be over to get to see all the other entries and finally hear who won. So, I figure, why wait? Here’s a computer, here are writers, let’s do this! The contest will start at 10:30 EST, which is a little more than forty-five minutes from...

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Will Blog for Books

Posted by on May 24, 2010 in Writers | 0 comments

I’m not a huge YA reader, I’ll admit. But this one’s piqued my interest, and admittedly my avaricious side. Jennifer Laughran is running a contest on her blog, http://literaticat.blogspot.com/, for a free copy of the upcoming Harmonic Feedback: ABOUT HARMONIC FEEDBACK: Sixteen-year-old, music- and sound design-obsessed Drea doesn’t...

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2+1=0

Posted by on May 22, 2010 in Random | 0 comments

We have an extra kid in the house today. My niece has come to play with the kids. She’s the same age as my daughter, and they get along splendidly. And my son loves to look out for them and play with them when they’re not being too girly. It’s the most fascinating phenomenon that adding a child to the house reduces the net number of...

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