I opened my eyes. I stood on a square platform high above the ground, holding a plastic cooler and a small bag. A beautiful palace spread before me, a vision painted against a glowing pre-dawn sky in cream marble and Lemurian blue granite. Terraces stretched from stately towers; balconies traced graceful rooms, held up by
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Editing, Unsolicited Submissions, and Other Fun Things (Part 1)
Mod R is still out on a short vacation, so we are all unsupervised. Luckily, I’ve been given a list of your questions. Let’s get to it. I really love your industry and writing-related posts, so it would be awesome if you could share what happens during the editing process (developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading,
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A Trip to Sams
Yesterday we went to Sams. About 3 weeks ago my father informed me during a Skype call that a routine scan found “3 dots” in his lungs. Nobody knew what they were. The dots could have been masses or something else. This was very alarming because Grandfather died of lung cancer. He also smoked unfiltered
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The Shepherds and the Puppy
It has been mentioned numerous times that there is not enough German Shepherd coverage on the blog. By the way, whenever I post this picture, someone always gets upset at the fire hydrant on the lawn. This was taken at the vet boarding kennel. It’s a prop fire hydrant for the dogs. As was shown
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Bossy BDH
How to bring out the bossy side of BDH: tell them you are planning a vacation. You guys kill me. It’s humid! There are bugs. There are cars. Y’all have never seen Canyon Lake exit during summer, when it’s backed up for 5 miles down I-35. Hehe. Sadly it is quite humid where we are
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Writing Hours
Over on the Facebook fan group, a wonderful person named Sharon explored the Hidden Legacy Houston and took videos and pictures. I particularly loved Sharon’s video of the Arboretum, where she found the exact bench where Nevada and Adam Pierce met. I wish there was a YouTube video so I could link it. But if
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Finite Numbers and Other Mysteries of the Universe
I’m re-reading Sweep of the heart and wanted to ask a question regarding the source of one of the philosophies mentioned in the book- Tessidect’s principle (the one about love). Did the authors invent it, or is it rooted in some real-life philosophy? I like it very much and would like to explore the concept
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Cooking: Tips and Tricks
Do you have any cooking tips or tricks? I just have the usual home cook stuff. Let’s see. Um. Giving cooking advice is always slightly controversial. For example, I do not cook our pan-seared steaks in a bath of butter. One, we don’t need the extra calories and saturated fats and especially lactose; two, steak is
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Guest Interviews: Graphic Audio
On the heels of the wonderful news about Clean Sweep being nominated for an Audie award, please welcome to the blog Nora Achrati and Robert McDonald from Graphic Audio, who have generously agreed to answer some of the questions you had about dramatized audio adaptations and how they work. Welcome Nora! First thing first, what
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Shapeshifters, Food, and Snippets
I have no content today, so here is a snippet. I sat in a rocking chair on the top floor balcony and sipped my iced tea. On my left, Martin rested on a blanket in the Lotus pose. His eyes were closed. He said meditation helped him with the Bison rage. It was the golden
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Texas Storms
Had a horrible night last night. First, I had a nightmare that I was being chased by a giant monster through some ruins. I woke up because I was breathing too hard and looked at the clock. I’d only slept for a couple of hours. Then Sookie, the elderly bulldog, starts hyperventilating and craws onto
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Covers, Costs, and Artists
Happy Monday! Thank you for all of your coffee grinder suggestions. I pulled the trigger on a more pricy conical grinder which should be great for drip coffee and will report on the results. I’d love to hear about HA’s cover design process. What determines whether you use one of your cover artists and whether
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