Category Archives: Writing

Notes from a Humble Reader

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Uppity

In an attempt to enrich my fiction-writin’ skills, I’ve been expanding my novel-readin’ horizons. It’s not that historically I’ve stuck to any preferred subject matter, but I have tended to eschew genre fiction. I think the last mass-market paperback I … Continue reading →

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Writing as survival strategy

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Uppity

In college, I wrote fiction for my creative writing classes, but once I graduated and it was no longer a Have-to, I stopped. Since writing is as much a part of me as my kneecaps, I continued to write, but … Continue reading →

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Do you Nano?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Uppity

Only three more weeks until Kevin dusts off his halo and dons his “I’m a lover, not a writer” t-shirt in support of my annual journey through the Sumatra-colored underworld that is National Novel Writing Month. This will be my … Continue reading →

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Favorite

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Uppity

When I get stuck in my writing, one of the things I do to snap out of it is play on Flickr.  I love to thumb my nose at a bullying linear mind with the symbol, color and emotion of … Continue reading →

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Lazy days

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Uppity

I’m still on vacation and nothing is “have to.” When I’m not reading1 or walking by the lake or puttering in my garden, I’m working on my novel. And enjoying the last beautiful, balmy day before the Roast. The upside … Continue reading →

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