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7 Steps to Plot Your Way Out of Writer’s Block – Example
On Wednesday I posted my method for breaking the dreaded block. Plot Your Way Out of Writer’s Block You tackle it like you would most...
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May 29, 20153 min read


Writer’s Life Wednesday – Plot Your Way Out Of Writer’s Block
“There’s no such thing as writer’s block. That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write.” ~ Terry Pratchett. In the...
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May 27, 20153 min read


Law of Murder for Writers
Something I’ve noticed in TV shows lately are they really don’t like to do their homework. I’m sure this happens in every show depicting...
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May 26, 20156 min read


Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Food attacks when you open fridge door 2. Bugs argue for their rights 3. That girl scout selling cookies looks off somehow Every...
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May 25, 20151 min read


Writer Inspiration Sunday
1. A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every...
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May 24, 20151 min read


Liberty Con and Gen Con Schedules 2015
I’m registered for Liberty Con in June and Gen Con in July, which coincides with my birthday so I get to party in Indi!!! Writers’...
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May 23, 20156 min read


Flashback Friday! A Novel Is A Seduction
I was going to post this yesterday as Throwback Thursday, but I was sick, but Flashback Friday works, right? 🙂 (Younger readers, some of...
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May 22, 20157 min read


Writer’s Life Wednesday – How To Beat Writer’s Depression
I’m cranky this week. No particular reason I can put my finger on, I’ve just been in a general bad mood. And one of the innocents...
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May 20, 20153 min read
Happy Birthday, Blog!
Hey everyone, today is the 1 year birthday of amiecus curiae! In honor of this blog’s one year mark, I thought I’d revisit some of my...
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May 18, 20152 min read


Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Gun to your head 2. Why is the mushroom singing 3. Italian itch torture will make you talk Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky prompt...
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May 18, 20151 min read


Trivia Thursday – Chemistry
I’m branching out a little and refreshing my chem knowledge with textbooks I got from a used bookstore and my awesome biochem major...
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May 14, 20151 min read
Balancing Entropies Part 2
Second part of my short story about a reality jumpers whose sole purpose is to balance the energies in worlds and between them at any...
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May 12, 20153 min read


Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Wake up in an alternate reality 2. The damn rose just won’t die 3. Music magic Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky prompt or three to...
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May 11, 20151 min read


Schrodinger’s Ex
I have an evil-ex story I’m using in my writing. Depending what day you ask me, he was evil or he was just a careless guy. So I have one...
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May 7, 20151 min read
Balancing Entropies Part 1
I have a short story, kind of a fanfic cuz the people are in another story’s reality (no literally, they reality jump 🙂 so not sure if I...
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May 7, 20159 min read


Excerpt of Story I Submitted to Clarkesworld
Today I sent Evie Jones and the Good Luck Fundraiser to Clarkesworld Magazine! Now, the odds are obviously against me, I’m looking at a...
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May 4, 20153 min read


Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Song on i-Pod you certainly didn’t add 2. Singing competition goes seriously bad 3. The cat can sing, but can she dance? Every Monday...
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May 4, 20151 min read


Excerpt From One In Infinity, Story I Just Sent Into Tor Magazine
Here’s an excerpt of my short story One In Infinity. I just sent it into a magazine. Fingers crossed 🙂 In it, Rose is telling the...
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May 2, 20154 min read


Why We Pound On The Publishing Door, Begging The Gatekeepers To Let Us In
Why do fiction magazines reject so many of the stories they receive? Same answer as the one promised in the title and I’m going to...
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May 1, 20154 min read


Publishing – List of Professional Markets that Publish Fantasy/Sci Fi Short Stories
I’ve done a ton of research to figure out what publishers to send my stories to. I’m all about that urban fantasy (sometimes with a...
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Apr 30, 20152 min read
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