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I know I’ve lost count at this point. I’ve definitely read more than fifteen books this year, but I have failed to write reviews on my site about them. /sigh. It was a good idea, but I’ve definitely fallen short on getting every book up here. This one, however, I wanted to mention for a variety of reasons. ‘Naked in Death’ by J.D. Robb was an awesome book. I read it over the course of four or five nights, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Eve Dallas, the main protagonist of the series, is a cop in the 2050’s. She’s tough-as-nails,…

I am the proud babysitter of one very pretty Beta fish. His name is “Alpha”, how cute is that? My friend J is going to Japan for a couple of weeks, so I agreed to watch him. I’m already loving him. As you can see, I couldn’t really get a great picture of him. He tends to hide in the little grass most of the time, but every once in a while, he comes to the front of the tank to say hello. Fish are so cool, and the fact that you can have one who is content to live…

I love new ideas. It’s exciting to come up with a totally new cast of characters, a new setting, a brand new plot or premise. It feels especially shiny and new when you’ve been working on your last novel for almost a year. I’m burned out on it, to be honest. I know it needs more revisions, but I need space first. Time to let it cool off before I go back in and start dissecting it again or rewriting. I’m hoping that once I go back to it, I’ll find out that it is actually pretty good. Haha. After…

Yay! My local library has finally started carrying ebooks! I went on their website to peruse the selection, and it’s actually not too bad. In fact, I have already checked out 2 ebooks for my Sony reader. ‘The Carrie Diaries’ by Candace Bushnell, which is the teen life of Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City. I haven’t started reading it yet, but I have loved almost all of Bushnell’s books, and we all know how much I love the series her book spawned. I’ve been dying to read this newest book, but haven’t wanted to shell out the $15…

After this awesome video by Tera Lynn Childs at Writeoncon, I felt inspired to make a few character collages. I’m going to be starting a new project soon, and I wanted to get an idea of who these characters really are. Plus, I got to spend lots of fun time with my friends and critique partners, which is always good. We talked through our stories a little bit and worked out some plot details while we cut things out. I wish I had taken a picture of the living room floor with all of the magazines on it! It was…

Sometimes I feel paralyzed when I have to make important decisions. I’m certainly old enough to have been making my own decisions for many years now, but at the same time, there are certain kinds of decisions that leave me spinning my wheels for months, unable to really commit. Yesterday, I had a breakthrough when I realized that this is definitely where I’m going wrong with my career path. Too many options, not enough focus. When I think about the different ways I can make money, I know that I am lucky. I have multiple options. I’m not saying I…