Cedar Writes

Category: writing

  • Writing Dreams

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    I’ve been writing in stolen moments for a long time. Some of my first work, like Twisted Breath of God, which was written sometime in 2001, happened while I had a babe in arms and a toddler. Any readers who have had children know what that means. I might also have been pregnant… my timelines…

  • Focus

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    Sometimes when the going gets tough, it helps to remember why I’m doing this, and for whom. It’s not for me, it’s about them.  

  • Loose Ends

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    Mirror-Posted at Mad Genius Club this morning Life is all about uncertainties. Fiction, on the other hand, is required to make sense, or your readers throw things (like your book) at you. I was contemplating this as I was driving today, loose ends, and the raveling up of said threads, taking the untidy things and…

  • Playing with the Big Boys

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    A friend (actually, more than one, come to think of it) pointed me at a ranty post made by another writer this last week. I looked at it, shook my head, and went back to homework. But it stayed with me. Not the first part of the rant, which was… well, it didn’t make sense,…

  • Good Morning

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    Let’s see… I talk more about mystery authors I’ve enjoyed over at Mad Genius Club this morning. So if you’re looking for something to read, mosey on over there. I put a few moons up at DeviantArt this morning. I shot them the other day, but I’ve been too busy to upload. Memories of the…

  • A Polite Veneer

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    I was musing about something this morning. I woke, couldn’t get back to sleep, and was amusing myself scrolling through facebook. I didn’t have the brain cells awake to do something productive, and I haven’t been on facebook more than to check notifications in a few days. I cleaned out the gaming notices long ago,…

  • Fiction is…

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    I know the kinds of pressures Sarah is under, and the fact that she can keep putting this short story workshop out is amazing. I’m not going to expect her to keep count, too! But the following I had to capture and highlight, because… well, it’s what fiction is for me. Fiction is not a…

  • Plagues and other Problems

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    In a fit of insanity (yes, I know, those are common around here) I signed up for an 8:00 am lab. On the other campus. Which requires an hour drive to get to. So! I will try to post later today, after I’m home from that part, before the next part, and definitely before the…

  • Of Grants and Literature and the Brainwashing of our Kids -Amanda Green

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    Yes, this. Think hard about why you don’t want to take the time or trouble to read what your children are reading. Why don’t you like reading? Even if you only skim, look at their assigned reading, and do it with a critical eye.

  • Easy Reading

    Easy Reading

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    I had something unusual happen to me yesterday (well, it started the day before, but…). I got so sucked into a story I couldn’t put it down (metaphorically, as it was online). I stopped long enough to make dinner for us, mainly because I felt guilty that I was ignoring the First Reader so I…

  • Asking Questions

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    I’ve gotten in trouble more than once for asking questions, and refusing to accept easy answers. I ask a big one over at According to Hoyt today, about the article that proposes not only the cause of autism, but the cure. The older I get, the more I realize that the more we know, the…

  • The Ice Bucket Challenge

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    My friend Sean challenged me to this, and I put him off initially because it was pouring rain outside, and that gave me time to think. First of all, I’ve never been a fan of peer pressure giving. I’m very, very careful about my charitable giving, and vet the foundation before I give. Secondly, I…