From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Holiday Mode, The Strain, and Writing

June 29, 2009 Books and Reading

This morning two technicians from Aliant swung by and set us up with a new modem – and now we are back online. But having the bit of downtime made me realize I was being a bit unrealistic, expecting to blog regularly while on holidays. I will definitely keep blogging, but won’t stress myself about [...]

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[TSS] On the South Shores of Nova Scotia

June 28, 2009 Books and Reading

We arrived yesterday at the beach house we rented in Nova Scotia – we are on the South Shore, right on the scenic Lighthouse Route. The house is beautiful – there’s a screened in veranda so we can sit outside at any time and not worry about bugs. We’re about 100 metres from the ocean [...]

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Vacation Reading List

June 25, 2009 Books and Reading

I’ve finally pared down my vacation reading list – room is limited, unfortunately, so I had to be very selective. Here’s what I’ll be taking with me on holidays.
Print books:

Audiobooks:

Ebooks:

I’m probably not going to be able to read all of these books, but I figure I’ll have something for nearly every reading mood that strikes [...]

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Want To See The State of My TBR? What’s On My Desk Wednesday

June 24, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

I got tagged last week by J. Kaye for the What’s On My Desk Wednesday meme. My heart kind of sank because the state of my desk when I got tagged was really really dismal. (I actually had to move a stack of books in order to see the little date thing in the bottom [...]

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On Writing: Slowing Down

June 24, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 857 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 61,731 words
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
I’m going to slow down a bit for the next little while. I’m really enjoying getting ready for my vacation, and I plan to write a lot while I’m away. But in the meantime I’m going to write something every day, [...]

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On Writing: Do You Keep a Journal?

June 23, 2009 Writing

Yesterday’s word count: 0
NANTUCKET total word count: 60,874
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words
I didn’t make my writing goal yesterday; I didn’t even attempt it. At 1:30 am I was still working on my deadline, and the choice was there: keep plugging away and be free and clear for the next three days, or put the [...]

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Incoming! Excuses Begone! by Wayne Dyer

June 22, 2009 Incoming!

Incoming! is a feature at Ms. Bookish that chronicles new books that have arrived in the Ms. Bookish household. Here’s one of the latest new arrivals:
Excuses Begone!, by Wayne Dyer
About the Book:
Within the pages of this transformational book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from [...]

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On Writing: Scene by Scene

June 22, 2009 Writing

Today’s word count: 2,278 words
NANTUCKET total word count: 60,874
HARPER total word count: 5,435 words (but I’m almost ready to start back on it)
Today the writing went much more smoothly. I also started a little bit earlier than I normally do, and I think that helped, too.
And today, I’m also getting a much clearer sense [...]

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Bloggiesta Update

June 21, 2009 Blogging and Blog Events

The past two days definitely flew by. I didn’t accomplish everything on my Bloggiesta list, but then again, with a couple of deadlines hanging over me (one down, one to go!) I didn’t really expect to.
I found that just making my Bloggiesta to-do list was helpful, and I will likely be making my way through [...]

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