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Dearest Novel

Hopping on board the blog again, and look! It’s like riding a bicycle … just gotta get the rust out of my fingers. Not that I’ve been neglecting my writing, […]

March 24, 2015 Kirsten34 Comments
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IWSG: Fear, Love, and Writing

It’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group, again. I know, don’t remind me– I was insecure two months ago, and haven’t been here since! But it’s the first Wednesday of the month […]

February 4, 2015 Kirsten39 Comments
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IWSG: Why Can't I Write Like Everyone Else?

Welcome to this month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post, which you’ll notice is the only post on this blog since last month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. I know. I […]

December 3, 2014 Kirsten41 Comments
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IWSG: The Siren Call of NaNoWriMo

Wait. IWSG? And NaNoWriMo? I know you’re staring at your screen thinking, “What’s with all the acronyms? She’s really lost it now. Things haven’t been the same at A Scenic Route […]

November 5, 2014 Kirsten29 Comments
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Believe

No, I haven’t utterly disappeared! But I’ve been pulled head over heels back into my writing as I’ve fallen in love with my story again. What’s it like to be […]

July 20, 2014 Kirsten19 Comments

IWSG: The Month My Blog Ate My Novel

Otherwise known as the A to Z Blogging Challenge. People sometimes asked me why I would undertake something this crazy. What benefit could I get from posting something, anything, about […]

May 7, 2014 Kirsten37 Comments

Backstage at the Blog: E is for Edit

Editing is where the magic happens. I consider myself a fast writer. I can slap down a thousand words in under an hour without breaking a sweat.  But when the […]

April 5, 2014 Kirsten27 Comments

Spring Cleaning: Muse Style

After a longing glance outside at the waning afternoon light, I finally open my laptop. The Muse has been stalking me all day, not because he has an idea, not […]

March 30, 2014 Kirsten12 Comments

Blog Tour: My Writing Process

Now this is a Blog Hop after my own heart. Last Monday the fabulous Mike Schulenberg passed the baton to me, nominating me to participate in the My Writing Process […]

March 24, 2014 Kirsten25 Comments

Post-Apocalyptic Jerky

An ill-advised post, sharing a discussion I had with the protagonist of my impending book … Tristan has his back to me and is tossing things into a knapsack that […]

February 16, 2014 Kirsten21 Comments

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