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Category Archives: Million Words

Psst…There's A Story On My Hard Drive

Hello. My name is Kirsten, and I’m an insecure writer. Though, I confess, insecurity seems a mild word for my symptoms. Any presentation of my writing affects me physically. I […]

February 1, 2012 Kirsten16 Comments

January Recap

I’ve decided to try something new here this year, as a way to plot my progress. At the end of each month I’m going to try to sum up what […]

January 30, 2012 Kirsten

Hello, 2012!

Almost had you going there didn’t I? Betcha thought this blog was going the way of many blogs, a few months of posts, and then nothing. But don’t worry. I’m […]

January 9, 2012 Kirsten3 Comments

It's Five O'clock Somewhere

593 words on my revision today, some of them thanks to writing I did earlier in my notebook to sketch out the scene. The fictional Hacienda beachside bar is one […]

July 27, 2011 Kirsten

A Bucketful of Words

“Take out another notebook, pick up another pen, and just write, just write, just write. In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the center of chaos, […]

July 24, 2011 Kirsten

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