Cedar Writes

Category: writing

  • Easy and Hard

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    I’m sitting here musing on the last two books I’ve read. Well, one has been started but not finished. I take that back – two have been started… Ok, yes, I read oddly. I was sick and couldn’t sleep for the better part of Monday, Tuesday, into Wednesday. So I read. The problem is, when…

  • Imaginary Worlds

    Imaginary Worlds

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    In fairytales, there are doorways to other places, to imaginary worlds. You can stumble through one into a hill, or down a rabbit hole, or… The passage into a land not-our-own gives the imagination free rein to explore, and wonder, and escape a mundane reality. Where does your path lead?

  • Trickster Noir: Snippet 13

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    The next-to-last snippet! I have been hard at work on the manuscript implementing my editor’s suggestions. I set it up for print, and am waiting to hear if any more changes need to be made there. But I am very happy with the progress, I will be so happy when release day is finally here!…

  • On Hold

    On Hold

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    I was waiting on my post for the day to put it up when the book it is review went live on Amazon. Well, life not being smooth, that hasn’t happened yet. I think… anyway, I can’t find it when I look at Amazon. So I will post the review tomorrow, maybe, with a linky…

  • Thoughts on Editing

    Thoughts on Editing

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    I don’t have time for much this morning, and I don’t have the wrist strength to type much (something about tying, twisting, and otherwise manipulating something between 600-700 balloons yesterday). I haven’t yet looked at the ms I got back yesterday morning from my editor. But I was thinking how grateful I am to have…

  • Technicalities

    Technicalities

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    I’m tired. It’s been a long week and it will be a long weekend. But here, have a post!  I go on at length over at Mad Genius Club about tenchical terms, and I want you to contribute, as well.

  • Busy Exercise

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    It’s spring, and thoughts turn to long walks on the beach, strolls in the park, and losing the winter flab. Sadly, with my routine, and lack of beaches, I can’t do a whole lot toward the slimming part of my goals. But with the return of warmer weather, I don’t have to be stuck indoors…

  • Printed Books

    Printed Books

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    I don’t think the format of book-in-paper will ever go away entirely. I do believe we will see that format change over the next decade or so, however. Printed books will become the things you buy when you want to keep them, or have them signed, or… ebooks will be the read-once and move on…

  • Trickster Noir: Snippet 11

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    Ooops! I’m really really late with this post. I can say I was working on the new artwork for Trickster Noir, as I will be proofing the print copy in a couple of weeks, and that takes me an age. I can tell you that it is a gorgeous day here in Ohio, our first…

  • Gone to Kentucky

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    Back soon.

  • Reading Tastes

    Reading Tastes

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    I have successfully converted my dear First Reader into a ‘jelly snob,’ as he puts it. From being satisfied with strawberry, and sometimes for a change to have grape, store brand colored wiggly sweet stuff in a jar, we have gone to eyes lighting up at the idea of blackcurrant preserves. Today, he said as…

  • Defining Normal

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    When do we add the “D” to the PTS? Author’s note: I wrote this paper for my abnormal psychology class last year. My professor told me I should publish it. I don’t think this is what he meant, but in light of Sarah’s post yesterday, and my own review of a book that aggravated me beyond reason, I…