In a plastic bag, we have two oranges, jellybeans, beef jerky, two Diet Coke’s sitting on a desktop with a keyboard in the background
My #Writing Survival Kit for my 8-hour library stretch today:
1. Jellybeans
2. Beef Jerky
3. Oranges
4. Diet Coke
5. Coffee (not pictured)
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Together they are called the Oreos!
Lake in foreground with snow-covered mountain top in the background under cloudy blue skies the mountain is Mount Rainier with a cone like shape
Dock in foreground lake in mid ground, distant view of a mountain other docks, and a partially cloudy sky in the background
A perfect post-walk coffee spot. Great views of Mt. Rainier. Also a bird-filled lake soundscape.
#walking
#coffee
Sharp cat claw sticking out of black furry paw. Blue cloth in background.
My beautiful, gentle cat never scratches me intentionally, but her does occasionally snag and hook me accidentally! 🥰
#cats
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
— Josh Billings
That”s what Monk’s face is expressing. 🥰
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#StetPet
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Black cats 🐈⬛ are the best! 😌
“A ghost, though invisible, still is like a place your sight can knock on, echoing; but here within this thick black pelt, your strongest gaze will be absorbed and utterly disappear.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
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#StetPet
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From the Iliad:
“And Hermes led the way, the kindly god, unseen,
guarding him (her) through the night.”
This lovely dog is obviously living up to his namesake, watching over you and your family!
Dogs are the best. 🥰
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#StetPet
A list of chapter titles on a white piece of paper with the top three struck out with a red pen, all sitting on a wooden desktop. At the top is an Apple keyboard. At the top of the list are the words, 43 chapters.
Slowly working through my copyedited chapters. Only 40 to go! 😌 🖍️
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#amwriting
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Such a wonderful writing post on so many levels! 😌
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Are tabular figures proportional or monospaced? What is a serif? Is letterspacing the same thing as kerning? What does the “S” in “HTTPS” mean? Explore these and other editing-adjacent terms in the latest update from CMOS Shop Talk.
Whenever I doubt the existence of a God, I just look at cats, these perfect little beings.
To love and have been be loved by a cat is an amazing thing. 🥰
#CatsOfBlueSky
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A red tomato shaped timer set to 50 minutes, sitting on a purple velvet cushion on the base of an iMac. To the side is an Apple Watch charger. Everything is sitting on a wooden desktop with a few wires in the background.
A key part of my writing process is using a pomodoro timer 🍅 ⏰ . I write in 50 minute chunks. (It’s on a velvet cushion so the alarm is less jarring).
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##Writing
A tree in a forest snapped at its base with a lake and blue sky in the background
Sometimes an author has to break his work to find its core. 🤓
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A fun, worthwhile 5 minutes on story archtypes by #KurtVonnegut! 🤭
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Josie looks like one happy doggie! And what an excellent idea: #stetpet as a pomodoro timer! I suspect dogs are better at this?
Sadly, try as I might, my cat Roo is not a good tomato 🍅 timer; Only a good 3 am alarm clock ⏰ ‼️ 😌
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Word Craft is this Thursday, 3/19 at 6:30pm!✒️ Alexandra Oliva will be joined by Kim Fu, who has written great books like LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY and THE VALLEY OF VENGEFUL GHOSTS! The topic of the evening is "building tension." No tickets or registration required #booksky
A great discussion here about focus and character from the prolific writer, Michael Connelly.
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A dirty, partially melted snowman, looking up at the distance towards a mountain with gray sky in the background and partially melted snow and green grass in the foreground. The snowman has a blunted pig nose.
On my walk today, I see this pig-nosed, melting snowman ⛄️ gazing at Mt. Si.
Compared to Mt. Si, our transient lives are much like this snowman’s.
Embrace the day with joy! 🙏
#walking
#KingCounty
#NorthBend
A snow covered bench on a cool day with the snow on the bench undisturbed
A snow covered bench surrounded by snow, but with what appears to be a sitting/buttocks print on the snow on the bench
Sitting is a an excellent addition to walking with writing….except maybe on wet snow?! 😉
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#walking
#sitting?
A snow field with a mountain and partially broken sky in the background, trees in the left.
Hot chocolate with car keys on table, people blurred in background, wood table.
A snow/walk followed by some hot chocolate!
Walking in the snow is a high energy event! 😉
#walking
#NorthBend
#KingCounty
#Washington
Are you a local/small press/indie author? 📖 Planning is underway for this year's Indie Author Night and applications are open! Check our comments section for the form and more info. #booksky
This is pretty good so far #booksky
A SNOW DAY in Bellevue, WA!
The best #writing day ever!
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Another beautiful #StetPet!
Now, regarding #Cats as #Editors?
I did once hear a writing advice phrase:
“Write like a dog 🐕;
Edit like a cat.🐈⬛ ”
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#CatsOfBkueSky
📚💙 Enter the mystic world of cats ...
#booksaboutcats #catlovers #catbooks #fantasybooks #readingcommunity #readsky #booklovers
Cats and books….a tough combination to beat!
A black cat partially asleep on a gray Mickey Mouse sweatshirt on a bed with an open closet door in the background.
Woke up to some cat and mouse this morning! 🥰
#CatsOfBlueSky
Don’t be diverted fro finding true happiness! 😉🙏
#poetry
This #StetPet dog should be illegal fro being so cute! How can anyone ever work with this little one around?
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#dogs
Very timely for me! I’m pretty good at dictating non-fiction, but am making the transition fiction dictation! 🤞🏼; listened to your podcast for years…always excellent!
